DP-01
DP-01FX
D00871320A
DP-01FX/CD
OWNER’S MANUAL
Important Safety Precautions
Declaration of Conformity
Model Number : DP-01FX/CD
Trade Name : TASCAM
Responsible party : TEAC AMERIA,INC.
Address : 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebelllo,
California, U.S.A.
Telephone number : 1-323-726-0303
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) This
device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This
device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
TO THE USER
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
CAUTION
Changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for
compliance could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
For U.S.A
a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
b) Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
d) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
This appliance has a serial number
located on the rear panel. Please record
the model number and serial number
and retain them for your records.
Model number:__________________
Serial number: __________________
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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Important Safety Instructions
1 Read these instructions.
2 Keep these instructions.
3 Heed all warnings.
4 Follow all instructions.
5 Do not use this apparatus near water.
6 Clean only with dry cloth.
7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radi-
ators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. Grounding type plug has
two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide
blade or the third prong are pr ovi ded for yo ur safet y. If
the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult
an electrician for replacem ent of the obsolete outlet.
10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.
11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by
the manufacturer.
12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table specified by the manufacturer or sold with
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution
when moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
14 Refer all service to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has
been damaged in any way, such as power-supply
cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled
or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the
apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,
does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
• Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.
• Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such
as vases, on the apparatus.
• Do not install this apparatus in a confined space
such as a book case or similar unit.
• The apparatus draws nominal non-operating
power from the AC outlet with its POWER
switch in the off position.
• The apparatus should be located close enough to
the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the
power cord plug at any time.
• An apparatus with Class I construction shall be
connected to an AC outlet with a protective
grounding connection.
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Safety Information
This product has been designed and manufactured
according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter
1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for
Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a
class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invisible
laser radiation during operation because invisible
laser radiation emitted inside of this product is
completely confined in the protective housings.
The label required in this regulation is shown (1).
(1) For U.S.A
CAUTION
• DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE
HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER.
• USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS
OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
• IF YOU DETECT PROBLEMS WITH THIS
UNIT, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND DO NOT
USE THE PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED
STATE.
Optical pickup:
Type: SF-W37
Manufacturer:Sanyo Electric Co,Ltd.
Laser output (on the objective lens):
Read Power; Less than 1.5mW (play)
Write Power; Less than 74mW (record)
Wavelength:778 - 786nm
4 TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual
1 : Starting out with your DP-01
Getting started
This manual ........................................................................................................................9
Copyright ..........................................................................................................................10
DP-01 Line-up ...................................................................................................................10
What’s in the box ..............................................................................................................10
About the power adaptor ...................................................... .............................................................10
Startup & shutdown
Starting up the DP-01 .......................................................................................................11
Shutting down the DP-01 .................................................................................................12
The ACCESS light ............................................................................................................12
How to play back demo songs ........................................................................................12
Navigation
The SHIFT key ...................................................................................................................15
Titling .................................................................................................................................15
Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
The INPUT MODE switch ........................... .........................................................................................18
Managing your songs
Creating a new song ........................................................................................................20
Storing songs ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Loading a saved song ................................................ ........................ ....................... ......................... 21
Erasing a song ................................................................ ....................................................................21
Erasing many songs at one time .......................................................................................................22
Song information ..............................................................................................................22
Additional song operations ...............................................................................................................22
Assigning inputs
Recording
More advanced features ..................................................................................................25
Using marks to locate positions ........................................................................................................25
Punch recording .................................................................................................................................25
Bouncing .............................................................................................................................................25
Track editing ............... ......................................................................................................................... 25
Undoing operations .............................................. ............................................ ..................................25
Mixdown and mastering
Mastering .................... ................................ ................................ .........................................................27
Contents
2 : Advanced techniques
Location
Direct location ..................................................................................................................28
Location marks .................................................................................................................28
IN and OUT marks ............................................................................................................29
Using the meters
EQ settings
Punching
Rehearsal ..........................................................................................................................32
Punch recording ...............................................................................................................33
Pre-roll and post-roll times ..............................................................................................33
Bouncing
Repeat
Setting the repeat interval ...............................................................................................35
Working in bars & beats
Tempo setting ...................................................................................................................36
Selecting the time mode ..................................................................................................36
Metronome ........................................................................................................................37
Working with MIDI ............................................................................................................38
MIDI Clock, etc. .................................................................................................................38
MIDI timecode ...................................................................................................................39
Disk management
Selecting the active partition ..........................................................................................40
Formatting a disk .............................................................................................................40
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Contents
Formatting a partition (Reform) ...................................................................................... 41
Formatting the FAT partition .......................................................................................... 41
Automatic song creation ................................................................................................. 41
Advanced song management
Copying songs ................................................................................................................. 42
Deleting unused data ...................................................................................................... 42
Protecting a song ............................................................................................................ 43
Using the USB connection
System requirements ..........................................................................................................................44
“Open” and “Close” ........................................................................................................ 45
Backing up and restoring songs .................................................................................... 45
Backing up ...........................................................................................................................................45
Restoring a song .................................................................................................................................46
Importing and exporting tracks ...................................................................................... 47
Importing a track .................................................................................................................................47
Exporting tracks ................ ..................................................................................................................47
Exporting the mastered stereo tracks ...............................................................................................49
About track editing
IN, OUT and TO ................................................................................................................ 50
Using edit mode ..................................................................................................................................50
Track editing functions ................................................................................................... 51
COPY -> PASTE ...... .............................................................................................................................51
COPY -> INSERT .................... ..............................................................................................................51
MOVE -> PASTE ..... .................................................................... .........................................................52
MOVE -> INSERT ................................................. ................................................................................52
OPEN ....................... ........................................ ......................................... ............................................53
CUT ...................... ......................... .......................... ........................... ...................................................53
SILENCE .................... ......... ........ ........... ........ ......... ........ ........... ........ ......... .......... ................................53
CLONE TRACK ....................................................................................................................................54
CLEAN OUT .........................................................................................................................................54
Undoing operations ......................................................................................................... 54
Troubleshooting
Messages .......................................................................................................................... 57
Specifications
Analog specifications ............................................... ....................... ........................ ...........................59
Digital specifications .......... ....................... ........................ ....................... ..........................................59
Audio performance .............................................................................................................................59
Physical characteristics .....................................................................................................................60
Dimensional drawings ........................................................................................................................60
Block diagram ................................................ .....................................................................................61
3 : DP-01FX Appendix
Balanced XLR inputs
Phantom power ...................................................................................................................................62
Input level controls .............................................................................................................................62
Tuning a guitar
Noise reduction ....................... ............................................................................................................63
Multi-effect
Assigning the effect ............................................................................................................................64
Selecting the effect type ................................................................................... ..................................64
Selecting the effect .............................................................................................................................64
Setting the parameter .................................... ........................ ....................... ......................................64
Setting the effect volume ...................................................................................................................65
Available multi-effect settings ........................................................................... ................................65
Reverb
Turning the reverb on and off ............................................................................................................68
Using the reverb ..................................................................................................................................68
Setting the reverb type ............... ........................................................................................................68
Setting the reverb time ............... ........................................................................................................68
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4 : DP-01FX/CD Appendix
About CD-R and CD-RW discs
Handling of compact discs ..............................................................................................69
Media Compatibility Table
Opening/Closing CDs ......................................................................................................71
Audio CD Menu
Playing back audio CDs ...................................................................................................71
Making an audio CD .........................................................................................................72
Writing by Disk At Once ..................................................................................................................... 72
Writing by Track at Once ............................................................................................... ..................... 74
Finalizing CDs ...................................................................................................................75
Erasing Audio CDs ...........................................................................................................75
Data CD Menu
Importing and exporting tracks ......................................................................................76
Importing from a CD .........................................................................................................76
Exporting to CDs ..............................................................................................................77
Backing up and restoring songs ....................................................................................78
Backing up songs to a CD ...............................................................................................78
Restoring songs from a CD .............................................................................................79
Erasing data CDs ..............................................................................................................80
CD-related Error Messages .............................................................................................81
Messages
Contents
5 : Commonly-used functions
How do I..? ..........................................................................................................................85
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Table of Figures
Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01 ..........................................................11
Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS ...................................................................12
Figure 1.3: Menu controls ........................................................................................14
Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment ........................................16
Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel ...............................................................................17
Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections ........................................................................18
Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks ....................................................................23
Figure 1.8: Recording tracks ................................. ... .......................................... ... ...24
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters ...................................................................................30
Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks .....................................................................................34
Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01 .......................................................................44
Figure 2.4: Copy and paste ......................................................................................51
Figure 2.5: Copy and insert ......................................................................................51
Figure 2.6: Move and paste ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...52
Figure 2.7: Move and insert ................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...52
Figure 2.8: Opening a gap . ... .......................................... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...53
Figure 2.9: Cutting material ......................................................................................53
Figure 2.10: Inserting silence ...................................................................................53
Figure 2.11: Cloning tracks ......................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...54
Figure 2.12: Cleaning out a track .............................................................................54
Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD ....................................... ... ....... ... ... ...60
Figure 2.14: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD ....................................... ... ....... ... ... ...60
Figure 2.15: Block diagram ......................................................................................61
Figure 3.1: Effect controls ..................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ...64
8 TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual
1 : Starting out with your DP-01
Getting started
Read this section first. It contains important basic information about using
your DP01 effectively, and will help you create exciting original musical
projects. When you have read this section (“Starting out with your DP01”
on page 9), you will be able to find your way around the DP01, and to
make and play back recordings.
Congratulations on your purchase of the TASCAM DP01. This 8track
digital hard disk recorder is designed to provide you with great sound in an
easytouse compact package, allowing you to concentrate on the music,
and not on the recording process.
The DP01 contains a large hard disk, allowing you to record many hours
of music, up to two tracks at a time, to a maximum of eight tracks, and then
mix them down to a pair of mastered stereo tracks using the builtin mixing
facilities.
The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitablyequipped CD
recorder, etc., or into a computer’s audio inputs for distribution over the
Internet, etc. or transferred using a fast USB 2.0 connection to a personal
computer.
In addition, individual tracks can be imported and exported between your
DP01 and a personal computer, and songs can be archived, backed up and
restored using a PC.
This manual
Whether or not you have had experience in multitrack recording, you
should read this manual in order to understand how to get the best
out of the DP-01. This first section gives you an idea of the basic
operations of the DP-01 and will get you started with recording. Further features are described in “Advanced techniques” on page 28
Note that when we refer to features of the DP01 such as keys and connec
tors, we display them like this:
RETURN L and R.
We refer to features of other equipment like this: AUX IN.
When we show messages, etc., that appear on the screen, we show them
like this:
In Punch Mode.
Take special note of the extra information provided at the side of the main
text, especially the WARNING messages.
This manual cannot begin to be a full guide to multitrack recording tech
niques. However, if you visit the TASCAM Web site, you can download
various documents on recording which may be of interest to you.
Troubleshooting The DP01 was designed to be easy to use, but some
times you may need a little help. See the section “Troubleshooting” on
page 56 for a list of questions you may have, and answers to help you.
There’s also a list of messages that may pop up, with an explanation of their
meaning, and suggestions on what do to (see “Messages” on page 57).
We give hints and
tips on using the
DP-01 when you see this icon.
Warnings should be
taken very seriously .
They describe situations which can
cause injury, or damage to the
equipment if you don’t follow the
instructions.
A note at the side of
the main text provides additional explanations for
special situations.
A caution shows
that you may lose
data (your recordings) if you don’t
follow the instructions.
Getting started
How to do it? At the back of this manual, there’s a section called
“Commonlyused functions” on page 85. Refer to this section when you
want to know how to perform a particular operation.
TASCAM DP-01 Owner’s Manual 9
Getting started
Copyright
Windows, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Macintosh, MacOS, and MacOS X are trademarks of Apple Computer.
DP-01 Line-up
There are three models of the DP01: the DP01, DP01FX, and DP01FX/
CD. The DP01FX is equipped with phantompowered XLR input jacks
and internal effect processors. The DP01FX/CD is a DP01FX provided
with an internal CDR/RW drive. This manual refers to all three models as
“DP01”, as the majority of the functions are common to all models. Any
exceptions are noted.
Chapter 3 of this manual, “DP01FX Appendix” on page 62, deals with the
features of the DP01FX and the DP01FX/CD.
Chapter 4 of this manual, “DP01FX/CD Appendix” on page 69, deals with
the features found on only the DP01FX/CD.
You only need to read Chapter 3 if you own a DP01FX; Chapter 4 if you
own a DP01FX/CD.
What’s in the box
When you unpack the box, you should find (as well as this manual):
• The unit itself (DP-01, DP-01FX, or DP-01FX/CD)
• Power adaptor
• Power cable suitable for your region
• Warranty card
If any of these items is missing, contact your TASCAM dealer or distribu
tor.
About the power adaptor
Starting out with your DP-01
adaptor and cable with any other product.
When using the DP-01, use only the power adaptor
and cable supplied with product. Do not use this power
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Starting out with your DP-01
Startup & shutdown
Read this section to understand how to power up and power down
the DP-01.
Starting up the DP-01
With the DP01’s rear panel power switch OFF, connect the power adaptor
to the DP01, the power cable to the power adaptor, and the power cable to
the power supply.
When switching the
DP-01 on and off,
we suggest that you turn down the
volume of any speakers or amplifiers connected to the unit. Also, do
not wear headphones connected to
the DP-01 when switching power
on or off. This will avoid damage to
speakers, etc. and possible damage to your hearing.
Figure 1.1: Power connections to the DP-01
Switch on the DP-01 using the rear panel switch.
The DP-01 display shows a welcome message.
The system is loaded, and the last saved song is then loaded. The
ACCESS indicator lights to show the hard disk is in use while the song
is being loaded, and the display shows the current operation.
When the ACCESS light goes off, the display shows the “home
screen”:
You can reach this
screen from most
operations by repeatedly pressing
the
EXIT
key.
Startup & shutdown
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Startup & shutdown
Shutting down the DP-01
Figure 1.2: SHUT DOWN and ACCESS
1 First, stop playback or recording.
2 Press and hold the SHUT DOWN key for about a second. The screen
shows:
3 Press ENTER to start the shut down process.
The display shows: Storing Song...
4 Once the song data is stored to hard disk, the display shows:
If you don’t shut
down the DP-01 in
the way described here, you may
lose your recordings and settings.
Always shut down the DP-01
according to these instructions.
Pressing the
key cancels the
shutdown process.
EXIT
5 You can now use the rear panel switch to turn off the DP-01.
The ACCESS light
This red indicator shows that the hard disk or the CD-RW drive is in
use. Although the DP-01 is not exactly a delicate piece of equipment, you should take care with it, as with all electronic equipment,
Starting out with your DP-01
especially when the hard disk is in operation or when it is writing to
CDs.
How to play back demo songs
Before the DP01 is shipped, demo songs are stored on its hard disk. Fol
low the procedure below to play back these demo songs.
1 Connect the LINE OUT connector on the DP-01 to the amplifier or
monitor system. To listen on headphones, insert the headphone plug
into the PHONES jack on the right of the front panel.
2 Switch on the DP-01.
When the DP-01 is started up, the display shows the home screen.
Do not move the
DP-01 or turn it off
or disconnect the power when the
ACCESS
damage to the hard disk and possible loss of data.
indicator is lit, to avoid
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Starting out with your DP-01
3 Press MENU.
The MENU screen is displayed.
4 Tu rn t h e DATA dial to move the cursor to “SONG” and press the
cursor key.
The [SONG MENU] screen is displayed.
5 Tu rn t h e DATA dial to move the cursor to “LOAD” and press the
cursor key.
The [SONG LOAD] screen is displayed.
6 Move the cursor to “DP01DEMO” and press the ENTER key.
When the demo is finished being loaded, the display returns to the
[SONG MENU] screen.
7 Press the EXIT key.
The display returns to the home screen.
8 Press the PLAY key to play back the demo songs.
Eight tracks of each demo song is available. Adjust the fader, MASTER
fader, PAN and other controls for each channel. To adjust the volume
of the headphones, use the PHONES knob on the front panel.
Startup & shutdown
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Navigation
Navigation
The DP-01 uses a menu system which allows you to make settings,
and perform many operations. This section explains how to use the
menu system and to check and make settings.
Figure 1.3: Menu controls
Press the MENU key to bring up the opening menu screen:
Use the wheel or the and keys to scroll up and down through
the list of top-level menus. Note how the : symbol changes to an
inverted triangle ( ) when the menu is highlighted.
At the bottom right of all menu screens is a symbol showing whether
there are more menus below the current list ( ), above the current list
( ), or above and below the current list ( ).
Press the cursor key to enter the selected menu. The screen below
Starting out with your DP-01
shows the
SONG menu:
Use the jog wheel or the and keys to select an action from the
menu (here the
above and below the current list):
ERASE option is selected—note that there are options
Press to enter the menu action screen. In this case, selecting
ERASE presents you with a list of songs:
To go up a level in
the menu “tree”,
press the
here may be different on your DP-
01.
EXIT
key.
The song names
and filesizes shown
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Starting out with your DP-01
Use the jog wheel (or the and keys) to move the cursor to select
the song to be erased, and then press the
In cases like this, where the DP-01 asks you a question, the ENTER key
now becomes a
YES key, and the EXIT key becomes a NO key.
Some screens allow a number of values to be filled in. In these cases,
you should use the
to set the value:
The SHIFT key
The SHIFT key modifies the behavior of a number of different keys. When
you press and hold it while pressing another key, the other key takes on the
function shown in the label shown below the key (whiteonblue for the
DP01FX and whiteongreen for the DP01 and DP01FX/CD) .
and keys to move the cursor and the wheel
ENTER key.
Titling
You can give titles to your songs, exported tracks, etc. Here’s how
you do it:
When you see a screen like the one below:
Use the jog wheel to change the letter above the underlined cursor. You
can choose from common punctuation marks, numbers, capital
(UPPERCASE) letters, and small (lowercase) letters.
Use the INSERT key to insert a blank space at the cursor position, and
use the
cursor.
SHIFTed INSERT key (DELETE) to delete the character at the
When you have finished entering the name, press ENTER. The song,
with its new name, is stored to disk.
Navigation
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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
Before you start recording with the DP-01, you will need to make a
few connections to other equipment. Figure 1.4 shows how you can
connect your DP-01 to your existing audio setup.
Stereo
amplifier
2-track
recorder
REC OUT/
Figure 1.4 shows a
DP-01FX model.
The appearance of the DP-01 and
DP-01FX/CD differs slightly, but the
principles are the same.
PLAY IN
Starting out with your DP-01
Drum machine
Guitars and basses
to INPUT A
MIDI IN
LINE OUTPUT
(L, R)
STEREO MIX
(L, R)
Instruments and
microphones to
INPUT A and B
RETURN
(L, R)
External effects unit
SEND
MIDI OUT
PHONES
Figure 1.4: Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
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Microphones go here
(DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)
Starting out with your DP-01
Turn on ONLY for
condenser microphones
(DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD)
To headphones (and
Input level
controls
level)
Guitars, basses
etc. go here
Synths, pre-amps etc. (&
microphones on DP-01)
go here
Select monitoring
mode (see text)
Figure 1.5: DP-01FX front panel
Microphones are connected to the front panel inputs.
Set the
the
GUITAR/LINE switches to LINE. Turn the input level controls so that
OL indicators light up only in the loudest part of the recording.
Synthesizers, etc. including drum machines, guitar amplifier simula
tors, active basses, etc. as well as CD players, cassette decks, and so on can
be connected to the front panel input jacks using standard 1/4" mono plugs
(unbalanced). When you are recording a stereo source, make sure the
INPUT MODE switch is set to STEREO (see “The INPUT MODE switch”
on page 18).
Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to LINE. Adjust the input level controls and use
the instrument’s output volume controls to adjust the level so that the
OL
indicators light up only during the very loudest passages.
Guitars and basses (passive types) are connected to the front panel
A using a standard 1/4" mono plug (unbalanced).
input
Set the GUITAR/LINE switch to GUITAR. Turn the input level control until the
OL indicators barely light on the loudest passages.
Headphones Plug a pair of standard headphones into the 1/4" stereo
jack on the front panel.
Adjust the volume with the level control to the right of the jack.
Footswitch You can connect a standard “punchin” footswitch, such as
the TASCAM RC30P to the front panel
Use the switch to punch in and out (that is, start and stop recording on the
fly).
PUNCH jack.
To
footswitch
The DP-01FX and
DP-01FX/CD
include phantom-powered XLR
microphone input connectors. See
“DP-01FX Appendix” on page 62
for details of using these connectors.
NEVER plug the
speaker outputs of
a guitar amplifier into the DP-01.
Use the built-in
tuner (on the DP01FX and DP-01FX/CD) to tune the
guitar or bass (see “Tuning a guitar”
on page 62).
Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
The footswitch is
useful if both hands
are busy playing a guitar, for example.
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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
The INPUT MODE switch
You will use this switch when you are recording from input A and
input B at the same time.
This front panel switch affects the way that you monitor the input signals,
both through the headphones and/or through the
LINE OUTPUT jacks. There
are two positions:
MONO x 2—The signals from input A and input B are both sent to the
center of the monitoring “stage”.
STEREO—The signal from input A is sent to the left, and the signal
from input
stereo pair for use when you are recording stereo instruments such as
synthesizers, etc.
Power input and
switch
B is sent to the right of the monitoring “stage” forming a
To MIDI sequencer,
drum machine, etc.
From stereo effects
unit outputs
To effects
To digital
unit
recorder, etc.
To analog recorder,
monitoring system,
etc.
INPUT MODE
not affect the
recording at all—just the monitoring
process.
In the
mode, the A and
input signals are added together in
the center, and you may hear distortion in the monitoring system
This does not affect the recording,
though.
does
MONO X 2
B
From submixer/MIDI tone
generator, etc.
Figure 1.6: Rear panel connections
Monitoring and recording Use the rear panel LINE OUTPUT RCA
jacks to connect the DP01 to your monitoring system (that is, an amplifier/
speaker setup). When you’re ready to make your final stereo master, you
Starting out with your DP-01
can use these jacks to connect to an analog recorder.
A typical setup would connect these jacks to the AUX IN of a stereo sys
tem.
Use the stereo system’s selector switch to listen to the AUX source when
tracking, bouncing or mastering on the DP01.
When you have mastered the stereo track and you want to record it, set the
stereo monitoring system so that the recorder is set to record from the AUX
source. Now you are monitoring (or listening) through your stereo system.
Effect processor When you want to use an external effect processor
with the DP01, connect the rear panel
input of the processor (1/4” unbalanced jack).
Connect the stereo outputs of the processor to the two
DP01 (1/4" unbalanced jacks).
SEND of the DP01 to the mono
RETURN jacks of the
“Tracking” means
recording tracks on
the DP-01. “Mastering” means taking these recording tracks and mixing them down to stereo.
The DP-01FX and
DP-01FX/CD their
own internal reverb processors.
However, you can also use an
external effect processor if you prefer.
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Starting out with your DP-01
External stereo input The DP01 has two 1/4" mono unbalanced
jacks on the rear panel marked
These can be used to connect an external stereo submixer, synthesizer,
drum machine, CD player, etc.
This stereo signal is routed to the analog
be recorded on the DP01, nor can you adjust the signal level using the DP
01.
Digital output Use a standard optical digital cable to connect this (rear
panel, close to the power switch) to a suitable digital stereo input of a mon
itoring system, or stereo recorder.
The signals sent from this are the same as those sent from the
jacks (although the
STEREO MIX signals are not output through the digital
output).
MIDI output Use this (rear panel) to connect a sequencer, drum machine,
etc. which can be started, stopped and synchronized with the DP01. See
“Working with MIDI” on page 38 for details.
STEREO MIX.
LINE OUTPUT jacks. They cannot
LINE OUTPUT
You can connect a
digital recorder
(CD, MD) using the digital connection, while using the
jacks for monitoring.
LINE OUTPUT
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Connecting your DP-01 to other equipment
Managing your songs
Managing your songs
This section shows you how to create a new song, as well as basic
song management, such as renaming, deleting, copying, etc. For
more details on disk management, and the other song management
features of the DP-01, see “Disk management” on page 40 and
“Advanced song management” on page 42.
Creating a new song
1 Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu, and
press the
2 If the CREATE option is not highlighted, use the jog wheel to highlight
it and press the
key.
key.
Any recording made
on the DP-01 is
referred to as a "song", even though
it may only consist of instrumental
tracks or spoken word.
3 Enter a title as described in “Titling” on page 15.
4 Press ENTER to create the song. The current song is stored even
though the new song has not yet been created.
Storing songs
Since the DP-01 does not automatically save the audio you record
as part of a song, you should get into the habit of performing fre-
Starting out with your DP-01
quent manual saves, and always shutting down the DP-01 properly
(“Shutting down the DP-01” on page 12) to store all data.
1 Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu
item, and press the
key.
2 Highlight the SAVE option and press the key:
You can re-title a
song by pressing
the
SHIFT
ed
MENU
key to edit the
title of the currently-loaded song.
A “song” is not just
the audio files you
record—it also includes editing, settings, etc.
3 Rename the file if you want to save it as another name and press
ENTER, or simply press ENTER to save the file to disk.
The screen shows a message (
Saving Song) as the song is saved.
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Starting out with your DP-01
Reverting to last version The REVERT action (which follows the SAVE
action in the
When you select the REVERT action, the title of the song is shown. Press
ENTER to go back to the last saved version, or EXIT to keep the current
song as it is.
Loading a saved song
Of course, saving songs is no use unless you can load them again.
This is how you do it.
1 Press the MENU key, use the jog wheel to highlight the SONG menu
item, and press the
2 Highlight the LOAD action, and press the key:
SONG menu) allows you to undo all changes since the last save.
key.
3 Use the jog wheel to move the cursor to the song to be loaded and
press
ENTER. If the ← symbol appears next to the song, then that song
is currently loaded.
The current song is saved, and the selected song is loaded.
Erasing a song
If your disk is getting full, or you really don’t need a song any more,
you can erase it.
1 From the SONG menu, select the ERASE action:
2 Highlight a song and press ENTER.
3 You are asked if you want to erase the song (Are you sure?).
Press
ENTER to erase the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation.
If you erase the current song, the first song in the list is automatically
loaded.
Erase a song only if
you are certain you
don’t need it any more
undo this operation! However, you
can use a USB connection to back
up songs to a PC before you erase
them.
–
you can’t
Managing your songs
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Managing your songs
Erasing many songs at one time
You may want to select a number of songs for erasing.
Use the jog wheel to scroll up and down through the list of songs.
Select a song for erasing using the INSERT key. A check mark (✔)
appears by the song title.
De-select a song by using the SHIFTed INSERT (DELETE) key. The
check mark disappears.
Press ENTER when you have selected all the songs to be erased. You are
asked if you are sure. Press
the process without erasing them.
You can erase all the songs shown, and a new song is automatically created. There is always at least one song on partition.
Song information
You can view the title, working partition, and amount of time left for
recording from the “home screen”.
From the home screen, press and hold the EXIT key. While you hold
down the
EXIT key, the display shows:
ENTER again to erase them, or EXIT to exit
You can also use
this method to perform other operations, such as
copying.
For more informa-
tion about partitions, see “Disk management” on
page 40.
The current partition (
on the partition for recording (
Part), song title (Song) and amount of time left
RecRem) in minutes.
Additional song operations
Further song operations are described in “Advanced song management” on page 42.
Starting out with your DP-01
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Starting out with your DP-01
Assigning inputs
When we talk about “assigning” inputs, we are talking about routing
the signals from the two inputs to the tracks.
You can record on up to two tracks at a time. This means that the
same input can be assigned to two tracks at the same time (but you
can’t then use the other input) or the two inputs can be assigned to
different tracks. You can’t assign both inputs to the same track at the
same time.
Press and hold
one of the
ASSIGN keys
Figure 1.7: Assigning inputs to tracks
And then press
one of the 8
REC keys
Press and hold the ASSIGN key corresponding to the input signal you
are assigning (
A or B).
While holding down the ASSIGN key, press the REC key of the track to
which you are assigning the input.
The
REC key flashes rapidly.
If you want to assign the input to another track, you must first clear
the current assignment (see below), and then re-assign the input.
Note that the
input flashes when you hold down the
Clearing an assignment Hold down the ASSIGN key to check current
assignments, then while holding the
ments by pressing a flashing
REC key of the first track to which you assigned the
ASSIGN key.
ASSIGN key, clear current assign-
REC key (which then stops flashing).
Press and hold
SHIFT
and either of
the
ASSIGN
the inputs on or off as shown by the
indicator. You may want to turn off
unused inputs to reduce noise.
keys (A or B) to turn
Assigning inputs
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Recording
Recording
When you’ve connected a source, and assigned the input s to tracks,
you’re ready to start recording.
Figure 1.8: Recording tracks
1 Press the REC key of the track(s) you’re going to record on, which start
to flash slowly (this process is called “arming the track(s)”.
The DP-01FX and
DP-01FX/CD contain internal input effects processors (
Appendix” on page 62 for details.
MULTI
). See “DP-01FX
2 Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key.
The
RECORD key indicator lights red, and the PLAY indicator lights
green. The track
REC indicators stop flashing and light steadily.
3 Press STOP when you’ve finished recording.
4 To return to the place where you started recording, press and hold
down the
tion) key.
To return to the zero point, press and hold down the
press the
5 Press PLA Y to start playback of the recorded tracks.
Starting out with your DP-01
Use the track fader(s) and the red MASTER fader to adjust the level of
what you hear.
The pan controls position the track in the stereo “image” you hear in
the left and right speakers (or headphones). The center position is
marked by a “click” when you turn the knob.
The EQ HIGH and EQ LOW equalization controls work in a similar way
to the bass and treble tone controls on a stereo system. The center
“click” position of the knob means there’s no cut or boost for that control.
STOP key, and press the F FWD (LRP =Last Recording Posi-
STOP key and
REW (RTZ = Return To Zero) key.
You can re-record the track if you’re not happy with it by going back to
the original point and repeating the process.
The faders and
other mixer controls
adjust the output level of the
recorded when playing back
recorded tracks.
You can change the
EQ control point of
the high and low equalization controls. See “EQ settings” on page 31
for details.
When you’re happy with your recording, you can un-arm the track(s)
(“safe” them) and arm and record on other tracks. Remember to re-
assign the inputs as well as arming the tracks.
Press the REW or F FWD keys for a short while and then release them
to move backwards or forwards through your recording (like a tape
recorder). Press and hold these keys to increase the rewind or fast forward speed. Press
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STOP to stop (again, like a tape recorder).
Starting out with your DP-01
More advanced features
The DP-01 has many advanced features which you may want to use
later on. Though we don't want to go into all of them now, you should
be aware of a few of them now.
Using marks to locate positions
Although “Recording” on page 24 shows you some ways of moving
around in your song, the DP-01 provides you with ways to jump
around the song using location marks, as well as locating to locate
directly to a position you set.
See “Location” on page 28 for details of how to set and use these loca-
tion marks.
Punch recording
When we talk about “punch recording”, we mean going from play
mode into record mode without stopping the song (“punching in”) as
well as going from recording to playback without stopping the song
(“punching out”).
The DP01 provides three ways to perform punching:
When at least one track is armed (the REC key is flashing), and a song
is being played back, press the
When recording, press the
RECORD transport key to punch in.
PLAY key to stop recording (punch out).
If you have a footswitch connected to the PUNCH jack, you can press
the footswitch to change between playback and recording, as long as at
least one track is armed for recording.
You can automate the punch process by setting in and out points. This
is described in “IN and OUT marks” on page 29 and also in “Punching” on page 32.
Bouncing
The DP-01 provides eight tracks for recording. But what happens if
you want to record more than eight instruments?
You can take existing tracks, mix them, and record them to unused tracks,
freeing up the tracks you just mixed for recording additional tracks. See
“Bouncing” on page 34 for full details.
Track editing
Because the DP-01 is a hard disk recorder, not a tape recorder,
there are many options available to you which would be extremely
difficult, or even impossible, with a tape-based recording system.
See “About track editing” on page 50 for details of copy, cut, and paste, etc.
operations that you can perform on the DP01.
Recording
Undoing operations
Just like on many computer systems, you can undo many operations (including recording, if you record over something you
shouldn’t have done).
See the full explanation of how to use the
“Undoing operations” on page 54.
UNDO and REDO functions in
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Mixdown and mastering
Mixdown and mastering
This is the last stage in creating a song, allowing you to create a file
which you can play back into a stereo recorder, and export to a WAV
file for further processing, archiving, recording, etc. on a personal
computer (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on page 49).
Mixdown This is the art of mixing the different tracks you have recorded
earlier so that the whole song sounds “right”—everything is at the right
volume, and the song sounds like one piece of music.
There are no real rules to mixing, except that if you like the mix, and other
people like it, it’s probably a good mix.
Use the eight track faders to adjust the relative volume of the tracks
and the red
and R meters at the right of the display to make sure that the mix is not
too loud (if it’s too loud, it will distort, and sound bad).
Use the EQ HIGH and EQ LOW (tone) controls to boost or cut bass and
treble from the individual tracks.
If you have an external effect processor connected through the SEND
and RETURN loop, adjust the EFFECT SEND levels for each track. This
is the amount of signal sent from each track to the effect. You can use
this to add effects only to certain tracks. Use the
trol to adjust the amount of the effect returned to the mix.
MASTER fader to adjust the overall level, and watch the L
EFFECT RETURN con-
The most important
components of a
mix are your ears—if you think it
sounds good, then it is.
You don’t have to
keep levels the
same through the whole song (try
raising the level of a guitar during
solos, for example).
On the DP-01FX
and DP-01FX/CD,
you can use the internal reverb unit
instead of an external effect processor (“Reverb” on page 68).
Use the PAN controls to adjust the left-right position of each track in
the stereo mix.
To cut out the sound of a track, use the SHIFT key and the track’s REC
key to mute (the orange MUTE indicator lights for muted tracks) and
un-mute the track.
Starting out with your DP-01
If you have two
tracks with different versions of the same part, you
can use the mute function to make
easy comparisons between the
two.
The track meters
show the level of
the signal recorded on the track,
not the level sent from the track.
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Starting out with your DP-01
Mastering
This is where the actual stereo recording takes place, once you’re
happy with the mix you’ve created. You create a mixed master stereo track, starting at 00:00:00:00 (the “zero point”) and continuing to
the OUT point.
The mixed stereo master is stored on disk as part of the song.
Before starting the mastering procedure, you must set the OUT point.
This is where the mastering process stops. See “IN and OUT marks”
on page 29 for details.
1 Press the MASTER key so that it flashes.
2 Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key. Recording
starts on the stereo master tracks (
Make the mix moves (faders, pan, etc.) that you practiced earlier.
These mix moves will affect the sound of the final master stereo track.
When the playback point reaches the OUT point, recording stops.
3 Press the MASTER key so that it is lit steadily. Now when you press
PLAY, you can hear the master stereo mix you have just created. This
mix is output through the analog and digital outputs, and you can
record it on a stereo recorder.
4 If you are happy with the mix, you can then exit the mastering mode
by pressing the
If you want to do the mix again, press the MASTER key until it flashes,
and re-record. The new mix will overwrite your previous mix.
MASTER key until it is unlit.
If a song has had a master stereo mix recorded and saved with it, you
can play back this master stereo mix whenever the song is loaded, by
pressing the
MASTER key until it is lit steadily and then pressing PLAY.
To add the STEREO MIX inputs (through the analog outputs only), you
can play back the stereo master mix. Any MIDI synchronization, etc.
is output as the stereo master mix is played back so that the output
from a sequencer, etc. can be added to the analog outputs, and
recorded on a stereo recorder (cassette, CD, MD or computer audio
program).
RECORD and PLAY are lit).
While the DP-01 is
in the mastering
mode, you will notice that a number
of playback. functions are not available. If you try to perform these
operations, a popup message tells
you that you are in mastering
mode.
You can hear any
signals received at
the
STEREO MIX
won’t be recorded on the master
track.
steadily, you cannot use the mixer
controls, except for the
fader.
01 as a file, you can transfer it via
USB to a computer (see “Exporting
the mastered stereo tracks” on
page 49).
inputs, but they
Note that while the
MASTER
If you want to save
a mix from the DP-
key is lit
MASTER
The stereo master mix can be “cloned” to a pair of stereo tracks (see
“CLONE TRACK” on page 54).
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Mixdown and mastering
2 : Advanced techniques
The operations described here are ones that you may use less often
than the ones described earlier in this manual, but you will find useful in your work with the DP-01.
Location
This section tells you how to jump around to different part s of a song
on the DP-01.
Direct location
The DP01 displays the current position at the top of the display as
hours:minutes:seconds:frames. There are 30 frames in a second.
From the “home screen” when the DP-01 is stopped, turn the jog
wheel, so that the top time display blinks.
Use the and cursor keys to move the underline cursor between
the different fields of the time shown at the top of the screen. In this
case, the seconds field is selected.
The DP-01 can also
display the current
time in bars and beats. See “Working in bars & beats” on page 36 for
details.
To change the value of the highlighted (underlined) field, use the jog
wheel. Fields “wrap round”, so going from 59 seconds to 0 seconds
adds 1 to the minutes, etc. As you turn the jog wheel, the display
blinks. If you leave the jog wheel untouched for a few seconds, or if
you press
ENTER, the display stops blinking.
If you want to edit another field, use the cursor keys to move to that
field and then use the jog wheel to get to the time you're looking for.
Press PLAY to start playback from the position whose value has just
been entered.
Location marks
The DP-01can store up to 999 location marks per song! Use these
to mark the start of verses, vocal entry points, etc.
To set a location mark (while stopped, recording or playing), press
Advanced techniques
the
INSERT key, or press and hold the SHIFT key and press the LOCATE
(SET LOC) key at the point where you want the new mark.
Marks are shown on the display on the second line of the “home”
screen. The mark number you see is the one at or immediately before
the current position In the example below, “M023” indicates the
twenty-third mark in the selected song.
Marks are num-
bered in the order
you enter them, not according to
their position in the song. Mark 999
can therefore appear in a song
before mark 001.
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To move to a location mark Press and hold the LOCATE key, and
briefly press and release the
or next mark in the song. This works while playing back, while
stopped or “winding”, but not while recording.
5 Alternatively, press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to
show the location mark list:
Use the jog wheel to choose a mark (they’re listed in the order they
appear in the song) and press
To delete a location mark Stop playback (or recording) and locate to
the mark you want to delete (or a little after). Press and hold down the
SHIFT key and press the INSERT (DELETE) key.
To edit a location mark If you made a mistake when you entered a
location mark, you can change the time of the mark.
1 Press and hold the LOCATE key for about a second to show the loca-
tion mark list.
2 Use the jog wheel to select a mark and press the cursor key to select
it.
REW or FFWD key to move to the previous
ENTER to jump to that mark.
You can’t undo this.
This is sometimes
called “trimming”.
The marks are
shown in the order
they appear in the song, not by
number.
3 Use the wheel to move the mark backwards and forwards by 1/10
frame (the rightmost digit of the number). You can’t move a mark forward past the next mark in the list, or backwards to before the previous
mark in the list.
4 Press ENTER when done (to return to the home screen) or EXIT (to
return to the mark list).
IN and OUT marks
These marks are used for setting the points at which automated punch recording
starts and ends and for repeat playback, as well as for track editing. You can set
these marks while playing back, recording, or while playback is stopped.
Set IN and OUT marks by pressing and holding the SHIFT key and
pressing
IN (SET IN) or OUT (SET OUT) at the appropriate points.
Locate to the IN and OUT points by simply pressing IN and OUT.
Fine-tune the position of the IN and OUT points by pressing and
holding
SHIFT and pressing TRACK EDIT (POINT EDIT):
Edit the point, to 1/10 frame accuracy, using the cursor keys and the
jog wheel, in the same way as for direct location (“Direct location” on
page 28).
Press ENTER when done.
1/10 frame is 1/300
of a second—about
3.3 milliseconds
IN and OUT marks
are also used
(along with the TO mark, which is
set and used in the same way)
when performing track editing functions.
Location
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Using the meters
Using the meters
Meters to let you know what’s going on with the audio in the DP-01.
Here are a few little hints and tips which may help you.
As well as showing you the level of signals, the meters can show you if the
signals are actually getting to the DP01. Even if you can’t hear anything
and the input meters are showing a signal, it means that the connections
from the instrument to the DP01 are okay (and you should probably check
your monitoring equipment levels).
Figure 2.1: The DP-01 meters
It’s important to remember that meters should never be continuously at the
top of the bar. If they are, it means the level is too high, and you will proba
bly experience distortion. Digital distortion is unpleasant (unlike, say, tube
guitar amp distortion), and you need to avoid it.
Input meters These meters (A and B) show the level of the signal com
ing into the DP01. Adjust the level with the front panel controls, or the
instrument volume control, if available.
Track meters These meters (1 through 8) show the volume of the signal
recorded on the track (unarmed tracks) or entering the track (armed
tracks). Remember that the faders do not control the level of signals sent to
the track, and will never affect the track meter readings.
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Master meters These meters (L and R) show the master level at all
times. The
You can change the way the meters are displayed.
MASTER fader controls the level of these meters.
1 Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu:
2 The Meter option allows you to use the jog wheel to pick from four
options:
S.Fat (short and fat)
S.Slim (short and thin),
L.Fat (tall and fat)
L.Slim (tall and thin)
The behavior of all these is the same—only the appearance differs.
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Advanced techniques
EQ settings
On the DP-01, you can set the frequency at which the EQ HIGH and
EQ LOW controls work; individually for each channel.
1 Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu.
2 Use the arrow keys to scroll to EQ FRQ:
3 Press the cursor key:
4 Use the cursor keys and wheel to set these parameters.
This can help you
emphasize the particular frequency ranges on a track.
The
NSP
setting is
only available on
the DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD.
The DP-01 will not show this option.
Source This is the track affected by this setting, from Track1 through
Track8.
High This is the frequency for the EQ HIGH control. Choose from 1.7, 1.8,
1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, 5.5,
6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 (all measured in kHz).
Low This is the frequency for the EQ LOW control Choose from 32, 40, 50,
60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400,
450, 500, 600, 700, 800, 850, 900, 960 (Hz), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, or
1.6 (kHz).
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EQ settings
Punching
Punching
As mentioned in “Punch recording” on page 25, the DP-01 provides
two manual ways of changing between playback and recording
modes: using the
There is also an automated punch mode, described here.
Rehearsal
The autopunch mode allows you to rehearse your playing before actually
making a recording.
1 First, set the IN and OUT points (“IN and OUT marks” on page 29)
so that they correspond to the points where you want recording to
start, and where you want it to finish.
2 Assign an input or inputs to a track or tracks (“Assigning inputs” on
page 23), and arm those track(s) for recording (press the track’s
key so that it flashes).
3 Press the AUTO PUNCH key so that it lights.
4 Press the RHSL (rehearsal) key so that it lights.
PLAY and RECORD keys, and using the foot switch.
REC
The
RHSL
key indi-
cates you are in
"rehearsal" mode, as long as
PUNCH
take(s) is not actually recorded.
that the sound you are recording
matches the sound you're replacing
(same effect settings, etc.).
is not lit. Your rehearsal
If you’re replacing a
mistake, make sure
AUTO
5 Press the PLAY key.
Playback starts from before the IN point (the
At the IN point, the playback of the armed track(s) stops. The
RECORD indicator starts to flash, indicating this the point where
recording would start were you actually punching in.
At the OUT point, the signal you hear returns to what you recorded
earlier. The
When playback reaches the post-roll point, it stops. When you do your
next rehearsal or punch, playback will start from the pre-roll point.
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What you hear
Playback from previously
recorded track starts at
pre-roll position, up to IN
point (PLAY indicator lights).
RECORD indicator stops flashing.
IN point OUT point
Pre-roll
Recorded signals are cut
(RECORD indicator (RECORD indicator goes
flashes in rehearsal,
lights when recording)
PLAY indicator is lit).
where they should be for your
punch recording operation, you can
turn off
their position (See “IN and OUT
marks” on page 29).
AUTO PUNCH
Post-roll
Return to track playback
out) and playback stops
at post-roll point
If the IN and OUT
points are not
and edit
You can always hear the input signal
6 Repeat the rehearsal as many times as you need until you are happy
with your performance.
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You can rehearse
by looping between the pre-roll and post-roll
points using the
REPEAT
key.
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Punch recording
When you have rehearsed your punch-in, you can start recording.
1 Press the RHSL key so that the indicator goes out (but the AUTO
PUNCH
2 Press PLAY so that playback starts. Use the pre-roll time to get ready to
record.
indicator is still lit).
At the punch-in point, the DP-01 goes into record mode (the
indicator lights).
At the punch-out point, recording stops (the
out), and playback continues until the post-roll point and then returns
to the pre-roll point. The
track arming status stays the same).
AUTO PUNCH indicator is turned off (the
RECORD indicator goes
RECORD
If you want to re-record the punch, turn AUTO PUNCH back on before
recording again.
Pre-roll and post-roll times
The pre-roll and post-roll times can be set to suit your style of playing.
1 Press MENU and scroll down to PREFERENCE and press the key.
2 Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the Pre (pre-roll time) item,
and use the jog wheel to set the value in seconds.
3 Use the cursor keys to move down to the Post (post-roll time) item and
use the jog wheel to change the value.
The pre-roll and
post-roll times can
be set between 1.0 seconds and
9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps
4 Press EXIT when you’re done, so that you can start using these settings.
Punching
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Bouncing
Bouncing
“Bouncing” on the DP-01 refers to the technique of mixing recorded
tracks through the
You might use a track bounce operation in the following situation:
MASTER fader to a pair of unused tracks.
You can bounce to
one track, if you
want, but you will probably want to
bounce in stereo.
1 Drums L
2 Drums R
3 Bass
4 Acoustic Guitar
5 E. Guitar 1
6 E. Guitar 2
7
8
Figure 2.2: Bouncing tracks
MASTER(stereo)
N
U
O
B
C
E
You’ve recorded the drums in stereo, the bass and two rhythm guitars (one
acoustic and one electric) and an electric guitar lead line. There are two
tracks left. You’d like some stereo organ added in, and there are two lead
vocal lines to record, as well as at least one set of backing vocals. But there
are only two tracks left!
Luckily, you can bounce everything through the stereo tracks, and record
them onto the two spare tracks.
1 “Un-arm” (safe) the existing tracks so that you don’t accidentally
record over them.
2 Press the BOUNCE key (above the MASTER fader) so that it lights.
3 Arm the two tracks which you are mixing to.
4 Use the faders and mixer controls of the tracks you’re bouncing to cre-
ate a stereo mix.
1 Organ L
2 Organ R
3 Lead vox 1
4 Lead vox 2
5 Backing vox 1
6 Backing vox 2
7 Bounce mix L
8 Bounce mix R
You may want to
copy the song and
give it another name (see “Copying
songs” on page 42) before starting
the bounce, so that you can go
back to the original if necessary.
5 Adjust the overall level of the mix using the MASTER fader. Watch the
L and R meters on the right side of the display so that the level is
adjusted to the optimum level. During this step, mute the tracks at the
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bounce destination.
6 When you’re ready, use PLAY and RECORD to record the mix onto the
two armed tracks from start to end, with no stops. “Safe” the armed
tracks.
You can now record over the original tracks you bounced, playing
along to the stereo pair created from the bounce.
You can also use
auto punch recording (“Punching” on page 32) to
bounce only part of a song between
the IN and OUT points.
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Repeat
Repeat allows you to repeat the playback or auto-punched rehearsal
(see “Rehearsal” on page 32) between the IN and OUT points.
First, set the IN and OUT points at the place where you want the
repeat loop to start and stop (see “IN and OUT marks” on page 29).
Press the REPEA T key briefly so that the indicator lights. Playback
starts automatically from the IN point.
When the playback reaches the OUT point, playback pauses for a
short while (see “Setting the repeat interval” on page 35) and the
indicator flashes before playback starts again, and the PLAY indicator
lights steadily.
PLAY
Turn off the repeat function by pressing REPEAT so that the indicator
goes out.
Repeat auto-punch rehearsal, but not repeat auto-punch recording, is
also possible. If
RHSL to go from rehearsal to auto punch recording mode will also
turn off
REPEAT.
AUTO PUNCH, RHSL and REPEAT are all lit, pressing
Setting the repeat interval
You can set the time between repeats up to 9.9 seconds.
Press and hold the REPEAT key for about a second, and the screen
shows:
You can’t set these
points when the
REPEAT
sition your hands for a guitar lick,
take a breath for a vocal phrase,
etc., when you are rehearsing.
key is lit.
This repeat interval
allows you to repo-
Use the jog wheel to set the repeat interval from 0.5 seconds to 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second steps.
Press REPEAT again briefly to exit the interval setting mode.
Repeat
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Working in bars & beats
Working in bars & beats
Besides working in minutes and seconds (as explained in detail in
“Direct location” on page 28), the DP-01 can work in musical bars
and beats. This is especially useful when working with external MIDI
devices (see “Working with MIDI” on page 38).
Tempo setting
For the bars/beats function to be useful, you must set up a tempo
and time signature. These allow the DP-01 to calculate where the
bar and beat divisions fall, based on the tempo of your song.
1 With playback stopped, press MENU and select the MIDI menu.
2 Select the TEMPO/T.SIG (tempo and time signature) action and press the
key:
“Bars” are also
sometimes referred to as “measures”.
3 There are two parameters here, the tempo and the time signature. Use
the cursor and jog wheel to set these.
The tempo is measured in beats per minute (bpm) and can be set from
20 to 250.
The time signature can be set with the number of beats to the bar (1
through 12) and the number of beats per whole note (1, 2, 4, or 8).
Selecting the time mode
Once the time signature and tempo are set, the DP-01 can map the
bar and beat divisions to the time.
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To display bars and beats: On the “home” screen, move the cursor
to the
ABS field:
Turn the jog wheel clockwise.
tion in bars and beats is shown, with the tempo shown on the right of
the screen:
ABS changes to BAR and the current posi-
Most rock and pop
music is in 4/4 (with
a few famous exceptions). Some
country and folk songs, as well as
waltzes, are in 3/4.
With the cursor at BAR, turn the jog wheel counterclockwise to return
to the time-based display.
Location is performed in the same way as described in “Location” on
page 28, except that there are only two fields now, bars and beats.
Track editing is also performed in the same way as described in “About
track editing” on page 50, but because the editing points are now set
to a bars and beats-based position, the editing can be more “musical”.
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Point editing Even when the screen shows positions in bars and beats,
location points are edited in minutes and seconds (“To edit a location
mark” on page 29), except that the bars and beats equivalent is also
shown.
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When the
LOCATE key is held down in “bars and beats” mode, the dis-
play looks something like this:
Selecting a point to edit shows the bars and beats below the absolute
time value. The bars and beats cannot be set directly, but change,
together with the absolute time value, as the jog wheel is turned:
Metronome
To help you keep in time, the DP-01 provides an internal metronome
function and a MIDI metronome function. The internal metronome
function allows you to listen to the metronome on the DP-01, while
the MIDI metronome function generates a metronome output on the
MIDI interface.
IN, OUT and TO
points do not show
the bars/beats value when being
edited.
1 Press MENU, use the DATA dial to select the MIDI menu, and press the
cursor key.
2 Select the METRONOME item, and press the cursor key.
When "INT" is selected at "Output" [internal metronome]
The DP01's internal metronome (not an external sound source) can be out
put to headphones and LINE OUTPUT L/R.
Mode Select from RecOnly (only at recording) and Rec&Play (at recording
and playback).
IntLvl Set the output level of the metronome within the range 0 to 127.
(The output level cannot be adjusted on the MASTER fader.)
When "MIDI" is selected at "Output" [MIDI metronome]
This setting generates a metronome output via the MIDI interface. Gener
ally, percussion type sounds are used as the metronome. Any sound, of
course, can be produced.
The internal metro-
nome is not output
in the following instances:
•
While the BOUNCE key is lit
•
While the MASTER key is flashing
or is lit
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Working in bars & beats
You can select MIDI channel, note/note on velocity of a regular click, and
note/note on velocity of an accent.
Scroll the list to set the following parameters:
Mode Select from RecOnly (only at recording) and Rec&Play (at recording
and playback).
MIDI Ch The MIDI channel on which the metronome signals are output.
AccNote The note played at the start of each bar. C3 is equivalent to
MIDI note 60.
AccVelo The velocity (which typically affects the volume) of the note at
the start of each bar.
NrmNote The note played at each beat, except at the start of each bar. C3
is equivalent to MIDI note 60.
Channel 10 is
defined as the
default drum channel for all General
MIDI devices.
NrmVelo The velocity (which typically affects the volume) of the note at
each beat, except the start of each bar.
When "OFF" is selected at "Output"
The metronome function is disabled, and no items other than Output are
displayed.
Working with MIDI
The DP-01 is equipped with a MIDI OUT jack. This can be used to
drive a sequencer , drum machine , etc., either synchronized to a time
base, or a MIDI clock (see below for an explanation of how this
works). MIDI OUT is also used to drive a MIDI instrument as a metronome (see “Metronome” on page 37).
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A MIDI instrument can be connected to the
the recorded tracks from the analog outputs if it is fed into the
inputs.
MIDI Clock, etc.
The MIDI song control messages put out by the DP-01 from the
MIDI OUT port include tempo (MIDI Clock), bar and beat information
(Song Position Pointer), and Start/Stop/Continue messages. This
way of working is particularly suitable for synchronizing with bar/
beat-based MIDI devices such as drum machines and rhythm units.
A and B inputs, or mixed with
STEREO MIX
You must set a
tempo and time signature on the DP-01 (“Tempo setting” on page 36) to use this
feature.
1 Press MENU and scroll down to MIDI and press the key.
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2 Select the GENERATOR action and press the key:
3 Use the jog wheel to change the OFF setting to CLK (clock).
The DP-01 now sends the messages described here from MIDI OUT
when playing back or recording. Connect the MIDI OUT of the DP-01
to the MIDI IN of your MIDI instrument.
Consult the documentation of the MIDI instrument for details of how
to synchronize to MIDI Clock, etc. messages as a slave.
MIDI timecode
MIDI Timecode sends out the current position in hours, minutes,
seconds and frames through the MIDI OUT port. Typically, you will
use the timecode function with devices such as recorders and Digital
Audio Workstations (DAWs) that work to a time base, rather than a
bars and beats base.
1 Press MENU and scroll down to MIDI and press the key.
2 Select the GENERATOR action and press the key:
3 Use the jog wheel to change the OFF setting to MTC (MIDI Timecode).
The DP-01 now sends timecode from MIDI OUT when playing back or
recording. Connect the
your MIDI device.
MIDI OUT of the DP-01 to the MIDI IN of
Consult the documentation of the MIDI device for details of how to
synchronize to MIDI Timecode as a slave.
When "OFF" is selected at "Output" The metronome function is
disabled, and no items other than Output are displayed.
The DP-01’s MIDI
Timecode is fixed
at a frame rate of 30 fps and cannot
be changed.
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Disk management
Disk management
The DP-01 allows you format and re-partition the internal hard disk
to suit your needs.
The DP01’s hard disk is divided into partitions. Songs can be created on a
partition and moved to another one later for archive purposes, etc., or you
can use different partitions for different types of songs.
In addition to the song partitions, there is also a FATformatted partition.
This is the part of the hard disk that can be read by a personal computer
when the DP01 is connected using USB. Whenever you want to archive or
store a song on a computer, export a mix to a computer, or import an audio
file for inclusion in a song, the data must be copied in two operations, copy
ing first to the FAT partition and then from there to your computer.
Selecting the active partition
Choose the active partition, from which you can load existing songs
and on which you can create new songs, etc.
1 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
2 Select the PARTITION action and press the key.
Formatting and re-
partitioning are
“destructive” actions. You cannot
undo them, and the changes are
permanent.
The FAT format
(File Allocation
Table) is a disk format which can be
read by all personal computers.
An arrow (←) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions
are shown (not the available space).
3 Move the cursor ( ) to the partition to make it active and press ENTER.
The DP-01 stores the current song, loads the current song on the new
partition and shows a series of messages about the progress of the
operation.
Formatting a disk
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As well as formatting the internal hard disk, you can set the size of
the DP-01 native partitions.
1 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
2 Select the FORMAT action and press the key.
3 Use the jog wheel to select the size of the partitions (32, 16, 8 or 4
gigabytes—1 gigabyte is 1024 megabytes).
You cannot select
the FAT partition
here.
This destroys all
data on the entire
disk. You cannot undo it. ONLY
CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION IF
YOU ARE SURE THIS IS WHAT
YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.
The disk size
shown on the display may vary from the example
given here.
All partitions will be the same size, except the last one, which will be
the size of the remaining space.
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4 Press ENTER.
A message reminds you that all songs will be lost.
5 Press ENTER again to format the disk with the new partition sizes (or
EXIT to escape without formatting).
Formatting a partition (Reform)
If you want to keep partition sizes the same, or you only wish to
clean out one partition of the hard disk, this is the way to do it.
1 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
2 Select the REFORM action and press the key
An arrow (←) shows the active partition. The sizes of the partitions
are shown (not the available space).
It is most important
that the power to
the DP-01 is not turned off when
the disk is being formatted. If this
happens, the unit may become
unusable.
You cannot undo
this operation—all
data on the selected partition will be
lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS
OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE
THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO.
3 Select the partition to be re-formatted (shown by the cursor) and
ENTER.
press
A popup message reminds you that all data on the partition will be
lost.
4 Press ENTER to reformat the partition.
Formatting the FAT partition
The FAT partition is used for transfer between the DP-01 and a personal computer. Its size is fixed by the DP-01, and cannot be
changed.
1 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
2 Select the FAT REFORM action and press the key
3 Press ENTER.
A popup message reminds you that all data on the FAT partition will
be lost.
You cannot undo
this operation—all
data on the FAT partition will be
lost. ONLY CARRY OUT THIS
OPERATION IF YOU ARE SURE
THIS IS WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO.
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4 Press ENTER to reformat the FAT partition.
Automatic song creation
After formatting a disk or a partition, a new song is always created
on any blank partition, in the same way that one is created if the only
song on a partition is erased. You always have a song available to
work with.
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Advanced song management
Advanced song management
Copying songs
The DP-01 disk is divided into “partitions” (see “Disk management”
on page 40). You can use different partitions for different purposes:
old songs/new songs, or instrumentals/vocal numbers, for example.
This function allows you to copy a song to another partition.
1 From the SONG menu, select the COPY action:
2 Highlight a song and press ENTER.
3 Use the jog wheel to select the “target” partition that the song will be
copied to. As you scroll through the partitions, you will see the available free space figure change, so you will always know if there is
enough space for the song.
4 Press ENTER when you’ve selected the target partition.
You are asked if you want to copy the song (
Press
ENTER to copy the song, or EXIT to cancel the operation.
Are you sure?).
You can also use
the multiple selection procedure described in “Erasing many songs at one time” on
page 22 to copy many songs at
once.
When the DP-01
leaves the factory,
the disk has three “native” partitions.
5 The DP-01 then provides you with a progress report as it carries out
the copying operation. When it is finished, you see the copy screen
again.
Deleting unused data
Advanced techniques
Because a DP-01 song is not just the parts you hear, but possibly
unused audio parts (see “About track editing” on page 50), there
may be parts which have been cut out or that you want to delete so
you don't waste hard disk space.
You can delete the unused data from the currentlyloaded song.
1 From the SONG menu, select the DEL/UNUSED action:
2 Press ENTER to delete the unused data, or EXIT to cancel the
operation.
This operation can-
not be undone.
Only do it if you are sure you do not
want the unused parts.
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Protecting a song
When a song is protected, it cannot be edited, and further recording
is not possible. Of course, it cannot be erased, either.
1 From the SONG menu, select the PROTECT action:
2 Use the wheel to change protection from OFF to ON and press ENTER.
In lists of songs for copying, deletion, etc., a “key” icon ( ) appears
beside any protected song.
If you try to do an action which cannot be performed on a protected
song, a message appears (
Unprotect a song by following the steps above, but changing ON to OFF.
Song Protected).
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Using the USB connection
Using the USB connection
You can use a personal computer to read and write from the FAT
partition of the hard disk.
Data transfer between a personal computer and the DP01 is always done
through this FAT partition. You cannot access “native” partitions from a
computer, so performing data transfer functions is a twostage process.
Within the FAT partition, there are three directories (folders): BACKUP, WAVE
UTILITY, as explained below.
and
You can make the following transfers:
Whole songs—the DP-01 calls this BACKUP (from the DP-01 to the
BACKUP directory of the FAT partition to the PC) and RESTORE (from
the PC to the
Tracks in WAV format—tracks can be exported (one or more at a time)
as WAV files, or imported (one at a time) from WAV files between the
PC and the
Mastered stereo mixes—export only, as stereo WAV files to the WAVE
directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
BACKUP directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01).
WAVE directory of the FAT partition of the DP-01.
We use the term
“PC” throughout
this section to mean either a Windows or Macintosh personal computer.
Do not rename or
delete these directories—if you do, you will lose the
ability to carry out the operations
described here.
The
UTILITY
direc-
tory is used for DP01 system updates, etc. Explanations of how this is used are given
with the update software.
System requirements
The DP01 will work with the following Microsoft operating systems: Win
dows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. It will also work with the fol
lowing operating systems from Apple Computer: MacOS 9.0 and above,
and MacOS X 10.2 and above.
For all the above operating systems, no driver is required. The DP01 sim
ply appears as a removable disk.
However, you should always follow your computer’s instructions on how to
disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system. If you do not
do this, there is a risk of data corruption in the DP01’s FAT partition.
Advanced techniques
Disconnecting from Windows ME / 2000 / XP systems With
Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the procedure is a little
more complex than simply unplugging the DP01.
In the system tray (typically at the bottom right of the screen), you see an
icon of a PC card and an arrow.
1 Left-click this icon to show a popup bar. Click this popup bar to allow
the DP-01 to be removed from the computer.
Data transfer
between the DP-01
and a PC takes place at USB 2.0
speeds (maximum). If your computer has USB 1.1, but no USB 2.0,
data transfer will still work, but the
USB 1.1 rate. We recommend that
you always use a high-quality USB
2.0 cable in order to maximize data
transfer speeds.
Figure 2.3: Disconnecting the DP-01
2 When the panel telling you it is safe to remove the DP-01 appears,
press the DP-01
“Close”” on page 45):
EXIT key to “close” the system (see ““Open” and
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3 You can now unplug the USB cable.
If a panel telling you it is not safe to remove the DP-01 appears, do not
“close” or unplug the DP-01. Close all programs and windows that are
accessing the files on the DP-01 and try again.
Disconnecting from a Macintosh system When you are discon
necting the DP01 from a Macintosh system (OS 9 or OS X), drag the disk
icon to the Trash, or press CommandE (OS X 10.3 also has a button in the
Finder which allows ejecting removable media). When the icon has disap
peared from your desktop, you can disconnect the DP01.
“Open” and “Close”
Before using the DP-01’s FAT partition, you must “open” the system
so that it can be read by the PC. While the system is open, you cannot perform any recording, playback, etc., or any operations involving the DP-01 hard disk.
1 Connect the DP-01 to the PC.
2 Press MENU and select the DISK menu.
3 Select the USB OPN/CLS action and press the key
Make sure that you
have saved songs,
copied all the files you’re going to
transfer to the PC to the FAT partition, etc., before you open the DP-
01.
4 Press ENTER to open the disk. A popup message appears, asking if you
are sure.
5 Press ENTER again. The screen shows:
The DP-01 is now locked until you press
EXIT.
Backing up and restoring songs
When you back up a song, you’re backing up the audio tracks, as
well as any editing, etc. Reverse the process (computer hard disk to
FAT partition to DP-01 disk) when you want to restore a song.
Backing up
Before you start, make sure that you’ve selected the partition contain-
ing the song you’re going to back up (“Selecting the active partition”
on page 40).
1 Press MENU and select the BACKUP menu.
2 Select the SONG BACKUP action and press the key
Remove the DP-01
from the computer
(see “Using the USB connection”
on page 44) before pressing
EXIT
.
Using the USB connection
The current song is shown with the ← symbol beside it.
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3 Use the jog wheel to move the selection cursor ( ) to the song to be
backed up. Press
4 You can now use the left and right cursor keys and the wheel to name
the song archive (up to 8 characters) (see “Titling” on page 15) :
5 Press ENTER to back up the song to the FAT partition. An error mes-
sage appears if there is not enough space.
The song is then copied as an archive from the current partition to the
FAT partition (with a
the DP-01 goes through the file archiving process.
6 Connect the DP-01 to the computer using the USB cable, and “open”
the drive (““Open” and “Close”” on page 45).
7 Use the PC operating system to copy or move the song archive from
the
BACKUP directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to the PC.
Once the song archive is on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.
The song archive on the PC can then be backed up to CD-R, etc. You
can restore it later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s DP-01, allowing
you to complete the recording at another location, or perform the final
mix where there are better speakers available, etc.
ENTER.
.001 extension). Messages appear on the screen as
If you do not have
enough space on
the FAT partition to back up a song,
you must connect the DP-01 to a
PC and manage the files from the
PC.
You should not
rename the song
archive on the PC as this may “confuse” the DP-01 when you come to
restore it.
Restoring a song
This is basically the reverse of the backup process, allowing you to
transfer a song archive from a PC to the DP-01.
1 Connect the DP-01 to the PC using the USB cable, and “open” the
drive (““Open” and “Close”” on page 45).
2 Use the PC operating system to copy the song archive from the PC to
the
BACKUP directory of the DP-01 FAT partition.
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3 “Close” the DP-01.
4 Press MENU and select the BACKUP menu.
5 Select the SONG RESTORE action and press the key. The display
shows the song archive files on the FAT partition
6 Select a song archive using the jog wheel and press ENTER. The cur-
rent song is saved.
7 The “real” song name is extracted from the archive and shown:
If there are no song
archive files on the
FAT partition, a message is shown.
Although the DP-01
displays shorter file
names with spaces at the end of
the name, these spaces are not
part of the actual file name.
8 Press ENTER to load the archived song as the current song. Appropri-
ate messages are shown if there is not enough disk space, etc.
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Importing and exporting tracks
You can import and export individual tracks to and from a PC via the
FAT partition. The files used for track import and export are 16-bit
44.1 kHz mono WAV format (and must have the .WAV extension).
Audio in other formats intended for import must be converted before
they can be imported to the DP-01.
Importing a track
Before you start, make sure that you have selected the partition containing the song to which you want to import the track, and that the
song is loaded.
1 Connect the DP-01 to the PC, and “open” the drive (““Open” and
“Close”” on page 45).
2 Use the PC operating system to copy the WAV file from the PC to the
WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition.
3 “Close” the DP-01.
4 Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.
5 Select the IMPORT TRACK action and press the key. The display shows
the song archive files on the FAT partition:
6 Use the jog wheel to select the WAV file to be imported and press
ENTER.
The display shows the amount of free space on the current partition,
and the size of the selected WAV file.
7 Use the jog wheel to select the track into which the WAV file will be
imported. Press
enough space, the file is in the wrong format, etc.
ENTER. Appropriate messages are shown if there is not
The DP-01 reads the file from the FAT partition into the track, with
the start of the file at the “zero” position in the song.
Once the file has been read into the track, it can be edited (moved,
copied, etc.) like any other recorded track. See “About track editing”
on page 50.
Exporting tracks
Any track can be exported as a mono, 16-bit 44.1kHz WAV format
file.
1 Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.
Although shorter file
names are shown
with spaces on the DP-01 display,
the actual file names on disk do not
contain these spaces.
Make sure the tar-
get track is an
empty track. You cannot import a
track unless the target track is
empty.
Using the USB connection
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Using the USB connection
2 Select the EXPORT TRACK action and press the key. The display shows
a list of suggested file names, based on the song tracks which contain
audio:
3 Use the jog wheel to highlight a track, and the INSERT key to mark it
for export.
A check mark (✔) appears by the song title if it is marked for export.
De-select a track by moving the cursor to it, and pressing
INSERT (DELETE). The check mark disappears.
SHIFT +
When the cursor is by a track, you can press SHIFT and MENU to bring
up a titling screen:
Edit the name, and press ENTER when you’re finished (“Titling” on
page 15).
4 When all tracks for export have been selected, press ENTER.
If a track does not
contain audio, it
does not appear in this list.
The display shows the free space on the FAT partition (the destination
of the exported tracks) and the space which the exported tracks will
occupy.
5 Press ENTER to export the selected tracks.
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The tracks are exported with the names you entered (a
is added). If you already have exported a track file with the same name
as one you have chosen, a message appears asking you if you want to
overwrite the older file.
.WAV extension
6 Connect the DP-01 to the computer and “open” the drive (““Open”
and “Close”” on page 45).
7 Use the PC operating system to copy or move the exported tracks from
WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to the PC.
the
Once the tracks are on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.
The exported tracks on the PC can then be backed up to CD-R, etc.
You can rename the exported tracks on the PC, but you should
remember to keep to the “8.3” standard and the
remember to limit the character to letters of the alphabet (no accented
characters or “odd” punctuation, etc.).
.WAV extension and
You can import these tracks later to the same DP-01 or to a friend’s
DP-01.
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Exporting the mastered stereo tracks
When you have finished mastering (see “Mastering” on page 27),
you may want to save the mastered stereo mix, otherwise it will be
overwritten when you next perform a mastering operation.
Before you start this operation, make sure you have loaded the song whose
mastered mix you will be exporting (and that it does indeed contain a stereo
mastered mix).
1 Press MENU and select the WAVE menu.
2 Select the EXPORT MSTR action and press the key. The display shows
a default file name for you to edit:
3 Use the left and right cursor keys and the jog wheel to name the
exported mastered stereo mix (“Titling” on page 15).
4 When you’re done, press ENTER to export the mastered stereo mix (as
a single 16-bit 44.1kHz stereo WAV file).
If there is no mas-
tered mix, the display will inform you.
Press
want to cancel the
export operation.
EXIT
if you
The file is exported with the name you just entered, and a .WAV exten-
sion.
5 Connect the DP-01 to the computer and “open” the drive (““Open”
and “Close”” on page 45).
6 Use the PC operating system to copy or move the exported mastered
mix file or files from the
the PC.
WAVE directory of the DP-01 FAT partition to
Once the file or files are on the PC, you can “close” the DP-01.
Using the USB connection
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About track editing
About track editing
One of the most useful features of a disk-based recorder such as
the DP-01 is the ability to edit material easily. When working with a
stereo tape recorder in the past, editing was not an easy process,
and was very difficult to undo if there were any mistakes. Multitrack
editing was nearly impossible!
The DP01 allows you to edit songs, copying and moving material from
one part of a song to another. This editing is known as non-destructive edit-
ing, meaning that the operation does not actually destroy data, and you can
undo mistaken or unwanted editing operations easily.
If you have ever used a wordprocessor on a computer, you will probably
find most of the DP01’s editing operations pretty simple. If you have never
used a computer, the DP01’s editing operations are nothing to be scared
of—just read through this section to see how it all works.
You can undo the
editing operations
described here (see “Undoing operations” on page 54). Even if you
delete all the material on every
track using these functions, you can
still get it back with only a few keypresses.
IN, OUT and TO
We have previously seen how the IN and OUT points can be used for
punching and for location. They are also used in these track editing opera
tions, together with the TO point.
The IN point marks the start of the part of the track which is selected
when editing a part of a track (rather than a whole track).
The OUT point marks the end of the part of the track which is
selected when editing part of a track.
The TO point marks the final destination of a copy or a move opera-
tion.
Using edit mode
1 Make sure that the DP-01 is stopped (not playing back or recording).
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2 Press the TRACK EDIT key (beside the jog wheel).
3 Use the jog wheel to move the cursor to the track editing function
you will be using and press the
key.
4 Select the appropriate values, as described for each individual function.
5 Press YES to perform the operation, or NO to exit without performing
the operation.
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Track editing functions
The track editing functions available on the DP01 are:
• COPY->PASTE
• COPY->INSERT
•MOVE->PASTE
• MOVE->INSERT
•OPEN
•CUT
•SILENCE
•CLONE TRACK
• CLEAN OUT
COPY -> PASTE
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN
and OUT points, copies it, and pastes it at the TO point on the chosen track or tracks.
The original source is left unchanged.
OUTIN TO
The copy operation overwrites anything which is already recorded at the
destination. The track is the same length as it was before the operation.
You can copy the section more than once in one operation.
You can change the following values:
Src.Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is cop
ied. Choose
7/8 to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks to which the selected
section is pasted. What you can select here depends on what you have
selected for the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can
select tracks
instance,
tracks (
Times This is the number of times that the selected section is pasted into
the destination track or tracks. You can set this value from
Press
COPY -> INSERT
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN
and OUT points, copies it, and inserts it on the chosen track or
tracks, as new material, starting at the TO point.
The original source is left unchanged.
1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or
1 through 8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for
1/2), you can only select track pairs here. If you have selected all
1-8), then 1-8 is the only option available to you here.
1 to 99.
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
OUTIN TO
Figure 2.4: Copy and paste
OUTIN TO
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The insert operation adds the selected section as new material to the desti
nation. Nothing is overwritten at the destination, as any existing material
following the TO point is moved to the end of the newlyinserted section.
The track is now longer than it was before the operation.
You can copy the section more than once in one operation (for example, to
repeat a verse/chorus section).
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OUTIN TO
Figure 2.5: Copy and insert
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You can change the following values:
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is
copied. Choose
7/8 etc. to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.
or
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks into which the selected
section is inserted. What you can select here depends on what you have
selected for the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can
select tracks
instance,
tracks (
1-8), then 1-8 is the only option available to you here.
Times This is the number of times that the selected section is inserted
(endtoend) in the destination track or tracks. You can set this value from
99.
to
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
Press
MOVE -> PASTE
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN
and OUT points, and moves it to the chosen track or tracks, starting
at the TO point.
1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6
1 through 8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for
1/2), you can only select track pairs here. If you have selected all
1
OUTIN TO
After the operation, the selected section of the source between the IN and
OUT points is replaced by silence.
This operation overwrites anything which is already recorded at the desti
nation. The track is therefore the same length as it was before the operation.
You can change the following values:
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is
taken. Choose
7/8 to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.
or
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks to which the selected
section is moved. What you can select here depends on what you have
selected for the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can
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select tracks
instance,
tracks (
Press
1-8), then 1-8 is the only option available to you here.
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
MOVE -> INSERT
This function takes the section of a track or tracks marked by the IN
and OUT points, and moves it to the chosen track or tracks, inserting
it as new material, starting at the TO point.
1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6
1 through 8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for
1/2), you can only select track pairs here. If you have selected all
OUTIN TO
Figure 2.6: Move and paste
OUTIN TO
After the operation, the selected section of the source between the IN and
OUT points is replaced by silence.
The insert operation adds the selected section as new material to the desti
nation. Nothing is overwritten on the destination, as any material following
the TO point is moved to the end of the newlyinserted section. The track is
therefore longer than it was before the operation.
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Figure 2.7: Move and insert
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You can change the following values:
Src. Trk This sets the source track or tracks from which the section is
taken. Choose
7/8 to select a pair of tracks. Choose 1-8 to select all tracks.
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks into which the selected
section is inserted. What you can select here depends on what you have
selected for the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can
select tracks
instance,
tracks (
Press
1-8), then this is the only option available to you here.
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
OPEN
This function “opens up” a silent gap between the IN and OUT points
on the chosen track or tracks.
The source and destination are the same, and after the operation, the track
is split at the IN point, with the material which followed the IN point now
moved to follow the OUT point. The result is therefore longer than the orig
inal.
1 through 8 to select an individual track. Choose 1/2, 3/4, 5/6,
1 through 8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for
1/2), you can only select track pairs here. If you have selected all
OUTIN
OUTIN
There is only one value that you can change:
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,
5/6, 7/8), all of the tracks (1-8) or all tracks (ALL).
Press
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
CUT
This function deletes the material between the IN and OUT point s on
the chosen track or tracks and “closes up” the gap.
The source and destination are the same, and after the operation, the mate
rial between the IN and OUT points is deleted. The track is therefore
shorter than the original.
There is only one value that you can change:
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,
5/6, 7/8), all of the tracks (1-8) or all tracks (ALL).
Press
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
SILENCE
This function is equivalent to recording silence between the IN and
OUT points on the chosen track or tracks.
Material is deleted, but the length of the result is the same as that of the
original (the gap is not closed up, unlike with the CUT function).
Figure 2.8: Opening a gap
OUTIN
IN
Figure 2.9: Cutting material
IN
OUT
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There is only one value that you can change:
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,
5/6, 7/8), or all the tracks (1-8).
Press
YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
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IN
Figure 2.10: Inserting silence
OUT
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CLONE TRACK
This copies a track or pair of tracks to another track or pair of tracks.
There are no IN and OUT points when cloning.
There are two values that you can change:
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,
5/6, 7/8) or the MASTER stereo track.
Dst. Trk This sets the destination track or tracks to which the source track
is cloned. What you can select here depends on what you have selected for
the source track. If you have selected a single track, you can select tracks
through
8 here. If you have selected a pair of tracks (for instance, 1/2), you
can only select track pairs here.
Press YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
• Mix down to the mix master track, using the
RETURN
(“Mixdown and mastering” on page 26) to add reverb to your mix.
EFFECT SEND and EFFECT
• Clone the stereo mix to a pair of tracks.
• Disconnect the drum machine from the
RETURN jacks. Make sure that the drum machine is set up to be synchro-
STEREO MIX and connect it to the
nized to the DP-01 (“Working with MIDI” on page 38).
• Mix down again with only the two cloned tracks, using the EFFECT
RETURN
control to add and adjust the levels of the drum machine. You now
have a mix including the drum machine as well as the effect added to the
main tracks.
CLEAN OUT
This deletes all the material in a track or tracks. There are no IN and
OUT points when performing the clean out function.
Figure 2.11: Cloning tracks
1
If you try to select
the same track as a
destination that you have selected
as the source, when you press the
YES
key, a message will appear.
Although you can-
not mix the inputs
of the
STEREO MIX
master track, you can add a drum
machine (say for instance) to the
mix in the following way:
to the mixed
There is only one value that you can change:
Src. Trk Select an individual track (1 through 8), a pair of tracks (1/2, 3/4,
5/6, 7/8), or all the tracks (1-8).
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YES to perform the operation or NO to leave this screen.
Press
Undoing operations
If you have made a mistake, very often you can undo it. This
includes the track editing operations described here, as well as most
other common operations you can perform (including recording).
Press the UNDO key briefly, to undo the last undoable action.
or
Press and hold the UNDO key for about a second, to show the UNDO/
screen:
REDO
Event numbering starts at
tory list (you can’t change this list)
0—START UP at the bottom of the event his-
Figure 2.12: Cleaning out a
track
You must have per-
formed at least one
undoable action after switching on
for the undo function to work.
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The top line is the most recent event.
When you undo an action (or event), you undo the action pointed to
by the cursor ( ) and all actions after it. You can’t undo just one action
in the middle of the event history list.
Use the jog wheel to scroll up and down through the list until you
come to the action you want to undo (together with all the actions that
have been performed since then).
Press ENTER to leave the list, and the status of the DP-01 changes to
the status that it had immediately after the highlighted operation in
the list was performed.
Note that the actions above the undo point do not disappear, and that
an arrow symbol appears to the right of the undo point.
Redoing an action If you make a mistake undoing an action, you can
undo the undo (that is, you redo the action).
Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the UNDO (REDO) key to redo
the last undone action.
or
In order to redo an
action, you must
have undone an action first.
Press and hold the
screen:
You can scroll down to the position marked by the left-pointing arrow
(to the right of the list), which marks the furthest point in the event
history at which you can perform a redo operation.
Press
ENTER to redo the selected undone actions.
UNDO key (no SHIFT) to bring up the the UNDO/REDO
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About track editing
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
When working with any new piece of equipment like the DP-01, it’s
sometimes difficult to work out why something isn’t happening the
way you expect. The main thing is to take your time—after all, you’re
not paying hourly studio rates! Stop and think. Ask yourself questions, like the ones below, and you can usually find the answer.
Also, see the section on “Messages” on page 57 for the meaning of mes
sages that may pop up on the display.
Why can’t I hear any sound when I play back?
Are the faders of the tracks you’ve recorded at a reasonable level?
Is the
MASTER fader at a reasonable level?
Have you connected the
tem properly, and is your monitoring system set up correctly?
Is a track muted (
un-mute it.
If you’re monitoring through headphones, is the
turned to a suitable level?
MUTE indicator lit)? Press SHIFT and the REC key to
LINE OUTPUT jacks to your monitoring sys-
PHONES control
Why does the sound I’m recording sound distorted?
Is the input level control on the front of the DP-01 set appropriately
for the input source?
If you’re recording an acoustic instrument, are you sure you’re not sending it through an electric guitar effect (DP-01FX
Are you listening at too high a volume? Is it your monitoring system
that’s distorting?
,
DP-01FX/CD)?
Why can’t I record?
You must have at least one track armed (REC indicator flashing) before
RECORD key.
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you can use the
Are inputs assigned to tracks (see “Assigning inputs” on page 23)?
If you’re in a menu, etc., recording may not be possible. Return to the
“home” screen.
Why can’t my computer “see” the DP-01 files?
Make sure the DP-01 is connected to a USB port and “open” (see
““Open” and “Close”” on page 45).
The computer can’t see files which are in the “native” partitions. Back
up or export songs, tracks and mixes to the FAT partition (“Using the
USB connection” on page 44) before “opening” the USB connection,
so that the files can be read on a computer.
Why can’t I hear the selected effect (DP-01FX and DP01FX/CD)?
You must turn on the effect for the appropriate input (MULTI) or turn
on the effect (
For reverb, you must turn up at least one track’s
together with the master
REVERB).
EFFECT SEND,
EFFECT RETURN.
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The volume of a multi-effect may need adjusting or the parameter is
set so low that the effect is too subtle to be noticed (“Multi-effect” on
page 64).
Messages
The following popup messages alert you to conditions that may
arise while you are using the DP-01. Consult this table if you see
something you don’t understand:
Empty Export
Track
File Not Found
I-O Too Short
Import File Not
Found
Import File Too
Big
In Bounce Mode
In Master Mode
In Punch Mode
In Repeat Mode
Mark Full
Master Track Not
Found
Master Track Too
Big
No Armed Track
No Disk Space
No Locate Mark
No Master Trk
No Redo Histry
No Song
No Undo Histry
You’re trying to export a track (“Importing and exporting tracks” on page 47) which
doesn’t have anything recorded on it. Pick another track to export.
You’re trying to restore a song when there are no backedup songs on the partition (“Back
ing up and restoring songs” on page 45)—maybe you hit the
key by mistake, or you
may want to change the partition (“Selecting the active partition” on page 40).
You are trying to enter repeat mode, but the time between the IN and OUT points is too
short. Make the time longer.
You’re trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition when there aren’t any WAV
files there (“Importing a track” on page 47). Connect the DP01 to a PC and transfer some
files to the FAT partition for import.
You’re trying to import a WAV file from the FAT partition that is too big for the remaining
space on the partition. Free up some space on the (native) partition and try again.
You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Bounce mode (“Bouncing” on
page 34).
You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Master mode (“Mixdown and
mastering” on page 26).
You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Punch mode (“Punching” on
page 32).
You tried to perform an action that cannot be done while in Repeat mode.
You tried to store more than 999 location marks in a song (“Location marks” on page 28).
Delete some location marks and try again.
You’ve tried to export a mastered mix track (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on
page 49) when the song doesn’t have one. Master the song and then export the mix.
You tried to export a master track which was too big for the remaining space on the FAT
partition (“Exporting the mastered stereo tracks” on page 49). Connect the DP01 to a
computer and free up some space on the FAT partition.
You’re trying to set up autopunching with no tracks armed (“Punching” on page 32). Arm
a track or tracks and try again.
You tried to create a song, but there’s not enough space on the partition to create a song
(“Creating a new song” on page 20). Free up some space and try again.
You’re trying to edit the location mark list (“To edit a location mark” on page 29) when no
location marks have been set.
You’ve tried to use a nonexistent master track as the source in a track cloning operation
(“CLONE TRACK” on page 54). Select another source or master the song and try again.
There’s nothing for you to redo (nothing’s been undone). See “Undoing operations” on
page 54.
You’re trying to load a song from a partition that has no songs on it (“Loading a saved
song” on page 21). Change partitions (“Selecting the active partition” on page 40).
There are no actions to be undone. See “Undoing operations” on page 54.
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Troubleshooting
Not Stopped
Now Recording
Same Track
Song Protected
Too Many Songs
Track Full
Trk too short
The transport is moving (not stopped, but playing back, recording, etc.) and you’ve
pressed a key such as the
BOUNCE key which cannot be used until you press STOP.
You’re trying to perform an action which cannot be done while recording.
You can’t clone a track to itself. “CLONE TRACK” on page 54
The song is protected (“Protecting a song” on page 43) and you are trying to change it
(record or edit, etc.). Unprotect the song.
You have 250 songs on one partition. You must delete some before you can create another
song.
You’re trying to import a file from the FAT partition to a track that has already been
recorded to (“Importing a track” on page 47). You can only import to a blank track.
You’re trying to master with the OUT point at the zero position (“Mixdown and master
ing” on page 26). Set the OUT point (“IN and OUT marks” on page 29) and try again.
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Specifications
Analog specifications
INPUTs (A and B)
Input impedance > 10kΩ (max), or 1MΩ (A only) with switch in
Nominal input level –10dBV –8dBu
Maximum input level +6dBV +8dBu
1/4" phone (unbalanced) XLR balanced (DP-01FX and DP-01FX/CD)
GUITAR position
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2.4kΩ
EFFECT RETURN
Input impedance 10kΩ
Nominal input level –10dBV
Maximum input level +6dBV
STEREO MIX
Input impedance 10kΩ
Nominal input level –10dBV
Maximum input level +6dBV
LINE OUTPUT
Output impedance 1kΩ
Nominal output level –10dBV
Maximum output level +6dBV
EFFECT SEND
Output impedance 1kΩ
Nominal output level –10dBV
Maximum output level +6dBV
PHONES
Maximum output 30mW + 30mW (into 30Ω)
2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)
2 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)
2 x unbalanced RCA (pin) jacks
1 x 1/4" phone (unbalanced)
1/4" stereo jack
Digital specifications
DIGITAL OUT
Data format S/PDIF 1
Optical digital audio output (TOSLINK)
Audio performance
Frequency response 20Hz — 20kHz, +1dB/–3dB
Signal-to-noise ratio > 85dB (A-weighting, 22 kHz LPF)
Total harmonic distortion < 0.05% (1kHz, –10dBV, 22kHz LPF, MASTER fader at nominal)
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Specifications
Physical characteristics
External power adapter AC input 100 — 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
External power adapter output 12V
External power adapter output current 2.5A
Power consumption DP-01/DP-01FX: 15W, DP-01FX/CD: 25W
External dimensions (w x h x d) DP-01/DP-01FX: 4.1kg, DP-01FX/CD: 5.2kg
Weight DP-01/DP-01FX: 452 x 110 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 4.3" x 12.1"
DP-01FX/CD: 452 x 130 x 307 (mm) 17.8" x 5.1" x 12.1"
Dimensional drawings
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Figure 2.13: Dimensions of the DP-01 and DP-01FX
Figure 2.14: Dimensions of the DP-01FX/CD
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Block diagram (DP-01)
STEREO MIX L
STEREO MIX R
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INPUT A
INPUT B
RETURN L
RETURN R
METER, OL
METER, OL
INPUT-A L
INPUT-B L
STEREO L
INPUT-A R
INPUT-B R
STEREO R
NONE
NONE
MUTE
On
MUTE
On
METER
METER
MTR Input Assign
(Record Source Select)
A/D
A/D
A/D
A/D
MULTI (Multi Effect Assign)
OUTPUT
LEVEL
Multi
Effector
Guitar
Tuner
Reverb
Multi Effect, Tuner, Reverb Algorithm (DP-01FX, DP-01FX/CD Only)
On
TRACK
1
Off
On
TRACK
2
Off
On
TRACK
8
Off
REVERB
METER
REC
Off
On
METER
REC
Off
On
METER
REC
Off
On
On
Off
On
Off
Multi Track Recorder
To MTR Input Assign
INPUT MODE
INPUT-A L
MONOx2
INPUT-A R
INPUT-B L
INPUT-B R
EQ
EQ
HIGH
LOW
EQ
EQ
HIGH
LOW
EQ
EQ
HIGH
LOW
STEREO
MONOx2
STEREO
EFFECT
RETURN
STEREO BUS L
STEREO BUS R
PAN
FADER
MUTE
EFFECT
SEND
On
PAN
FADER
MUTE
EFFECT
On
SEND
PAN
FADER
MUTE
EFFECT
SEND
On
Mixer
SEND BUS
MASTER
FADER
METRONOME
LEVEL
On
STEREO L
STEREO R
To MTR Input Assign
(Bouncing, Mastering)
Off
METER
DIGITAL
INTERFACE
D/A
D/A
LINE OUTPUT L
LINE OUTPUT R
HEADPHONE L
HEADPHONE R
DIGITAL OUT
D/A
SEND (MONO)
Block Diagram (MTR mode)
STEREO MIX L
STEREO MIX R
CD
Lch Data
CD
Rch Data
METER
CD Player
Block Diagram (CD player mode) [DP-01FX/CD only]
Figure 2.15: Block diagram
MASTER
FADER
Zero Data
DIGITAL
INTERFACE
D/A
D/A
LINE OUTPUT L
LINE OUTPUT R
HEADPHONE L
HEADPHONE R
DIGITAL OUT
D/A
SEND (MONO)
Specifications
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3 : DP-01FX Appendix
The DP-01FX differs from the DP-01 in a few important respects: it
provides balanced XLR connectors with switchable phantom power
for connecting condenser microphones, there is a built-in guitar/bass
tuner, it provides a multi-processor for the input signals, and noise
reduction, and it provides a reverb effect for the mixdown process.
Balanced XLR inputs
These inputs enable you to connect condenser microphones (the
same type as those used in professional recording studios).
The +48V phantom power supply allows you to power condenser micro
phones. Without such phantom power, many condenser microphones will
not work. Some, however, use internal batteries.
These XLR inputs
are wired with
these pin assignments: 1=ground,
2=hot, 3=cold.
Never connect or
disconnect microphones to or from the XLR connectors with the phantom power turned
on.
Consult any documentation that came with your microphones for full
details of power requirements, etc.
Phantom power
The PHANTOM switch can be turned ON or OFF to supply +48V phantom
power to the XLR connectors. Phantom power is not supplied to the 1/4"
jacks.
Input level controls
Use the input level controls the same way you would microphones that use
1/4" jacks.
However, some microphones are more powerful than others, and you may
need to turn down the control to prevent overloading.
Tuning a guitar
The built-in tuner allows you to tune a guitar or bass connected to
DP-01FX Appendix
input
A only.
Press the MULTI key and the REVERB key together:
Never turn the phantom power on
when unbalanced dynamic microphones are plugged into the XLR
connectors.
Play a single string. The DP-01FX makes its “best guess” at the note,
shows the value, and provides an indication of whether it’s sharp or
flat. This is a very flat F#:
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The line of symbols on either side of the center square gets shorter as
the played note approaches the “target” and the center square fills
when the string is in tune:
Changing the tuning Most instruments are tuned to A=440Hz. If you
are playing with another instrument that cannot be tuned, you may
want to change this value, that is, tune your guitar to the other instrument.
Use the jog wheel to change the reference tuning away from 440Hz if
you need to do this.
Noise reduction
When you are recording, the background noise of microphones, or
the noise from guitar amplifiers, etc., may be too loud. The DP-01FX
allows you to “gate” this noise, and only open the gate when the
input signal goes over a certain level. This only takes effect when
the
MULTI effect is enabled.
DP-01FX Appendix
1 Press MENU, and then select the PREFERENCE menu.
2 Use the arrow keys to scroll to NSP:
3 Set the level at which the gate opens to a value of: OFF (the gate is
always open), or from
sounds) to
the gate).
60 (a lot of force—a very loud sound—is needed to open
1 (the gate will open easily, with very quiet
Using a noise gate
like this sometimes
requires a little work to make sure
that you don’t accidentally cut off
quiet parts of a song. Before you
make a recording using the noise
gate, it’s a good idea to rehearse
the whole part to make sure you’ve
got the right gate level.
Tuning a guitar
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Multi-effect
Multi-effect
The DP-01FX contains an input effector, which contains different
types of effects, grouped by the type of input (e lectric guit ar, acoustic
guitar, vocals, etc.) that they are suitable for.
Figure 3.1: Effect controls
Assigning the effect
Although there are two inputs, the multi-effect can only be applied to
one of them at a time.
The multieffect produces a stereo output, so you can use it on stereo pairs, and
you can then assign the output to two tracks (see “Assigning inputs” on page 23).
Press and hold the
or B indicator lights, showing the input to which you want to apply the
multi-effect.
SHIFT
key and press the
MULTI
key so that either the
A
There is a third setting in which neither indicator is lit, showing that
the multi-effect is not in use on either input.
Selecting the effect type
Press the MULTI key alone to bring up the multi-effect selection and
editing screen:
Press and hold the SHIFT key and turn the TYPE control to scroll
through the different effect types available:
EGTR Electric guitar
DP-01FX Appendix
AGTR Acoustic guitar
BASS Bass guitar
VOCAL Vocals
DRUM Drums and percussion
The effect (third line of the display) also changes as you change the
type, and so does the parameter value (on the fourth line).
Selecting the effect
Tu r n t h e TYPE control to scroll through all available effects (including
those in other effect types). Effects available are listed in “Available
multi-effect settings” on page 65.
Setting the parameter
Each multi-effect has one parameter (shown as PAR).
Use the PARAMETER control to set the value of the parameter (the
parameter is different for different types of effects).
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Setting the effect volume
Set the volume of the effect from 0 to 127 by pressing the SHIFT key
and turning the
Available multi-effect settings
This list is divided into the available effect types:
Electric guitar settings (EGTR)
TraDist Traditional distortion and doubling with a short delay
Tube OD Tube (valve) overdrive and vibrato
BlueDrv Blues overdrive with an auto-wah. Use short picking strokes with this setting
BlueSlid Blues with a right and left tremelo
R.Bottom 80’s heavy rock sound
ClsRock1 A classic 70’s British stack sound
ClsRock2 A deeper classic sound with a detuned chorus effect
MelSus Mellow sustain setting with longish sustain. Use this with a bridge humbucker for a sweet drive sound
SmthDist Smooth distortion for solos, combining echo with an overdrive sound
SpeeKing Single-coil pickup distortion
Heavy1 Distorted “tube”-type sound for heavy rock
Heavy2 Fuzz and flange for a heavy feel
Heavy3 Chorus and distortion
Metal Traditional metal sound (twin lead)
80sRock1 80’s metal with a cutting edge
80sRock2 Deeper echo and a high cut with distortion
90sRock Bright distortion and reverb; good for solo use
FstChor Good with single-coil pickups for chords and arpeggios. Similar to acoustic.
CompChr1 For single-coil pickups chorus with pre-delay expands the treble-emphasized sound
CompChr2 A good backing sound
Rhythm1 A backing sound with an edge to it
Rhythm2 Smooth backing sound, suitable for jazz
Rhythm3 A harder backing sound
Funk A “feather” effect for funk/fusion backing
Groove Flanger provides a rolling sound for backing, and arpeggio playing
Country Short echo and compression
Crying Very emotional — use at different volumes for a variety of effects
Weeping Overdrive with a “big heart”
Fusion1 Sweet sustained overdrive
Fusion2 Long delay and bright distortion
ClnSolo Long, sustained solos are possible with this sound
PwrDist1 A tube setting with echo
PwrDist2 A deep chorused distortion for an American rock sound
PwrDist3 A rough, metal distortion sound
PwrDist4 Doubled distortion with an edge
Texas1 The classic “black panel amp” sound
Texas2 A powerful overdriven sound
Texas3 A sharper overdrive sound
Texas4 Chorus and “stretched” overdrive
PARAMETER control.
Multi-effect
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Multi-effect
Swingy Mid-peaking warm sound
FatJazz1 Use on jazz pieces with breaks
FatJazz2 Compressed “fat” jazz setting
R&B High emphasis with a rough sound
ClnVerb Clear long sustained sound
CtyBlues Fat-sounding overdrive
LtlWing Bright crunch sound
CoolPick 3D sound with some “feathering” on the crunch
Fuzzy A fuzzy deep sound
Hazy No matter what color it is, it’s still hazy (use with a single-coil pickup)
BritCln The traditional British clean sound
PowChord Distorted power chord setting for backing
BmLead A special lead sound with pitch shift of a seventh and distortion
FlngGtr Treble overdrive and a “jet” flanger
Oct.Dist One octave down split distortion
PhaseRev Phase and reverb for backing
Ensemble 3D chorus effect — good with single-coil pickups
Surf Suitable for West Coast surf
Violin Smooth attack — nice with a humbucker
BlkPanel A famous tube combo with spring reverb
UK Stack Maybe the most famous stack in the world
Jimi Box There was only one Jimi and his distorted sound was something like this
MBoogie Famous combo sounds
HeartBrk Tube stack at low gain
GentWeep Chorus and distortion — great for a “crying” solo
Bfinger Distortion and retuned chorus. Good for finger-style playing
Tweed Tweed-covered amp sound — use with the front single-coil pickup (blues, for instance)
RSCrunch A warm “crunch” guitar setting for single-coil pickups
NightDrv A deeper shade of purple. Single-coil sounds good here
Ult.Funk Ultimate funky cutting sound
DP-01FX Appendix
Axe Bom Heavy metal with a doubling edge
Doctor Wah-wah pedal halfway down
Sold No Simulated high-quality tube amp
Run Away Play a cutting sound using a pick
Remains Double-neck 12-string sound
Nostalgi Tube-based overdrive
RealDst1 Distortion only, influenced by a large stack
RealDst2 Distortion only, influenced by a famous small combo
RealDst3 Power tube distortion sound
RealDst4 Distortion only, influenced by echo on a smaller combo
Acoustic guitar settings (AGTR)
Heaven Reverb with treble boost for a spacious feel
Stroke Echo and chorus — good for backing
Solo For acoustic solos
Blues For acoustic blues slide work
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Arpeggio Acoustic picked arpeggios sound good with this setting
12String 12-string guitar sound (chorus and exciter)
Crystal A crystal-clear sound, emphasizing the treble, and making the best of a not-so-good guitar
Nashvill For that Nashville sound (“fat” acoustic)
Mellow A mellow acoustic setting — simulates nylon guitar on steel strings, using a treble cut
ChorVib A “thick” vibrato chorus sound
TremSolo A stereo tremolo solo sound
Bass guitar settings (BASS) These sound best with bass instruments
— other sources may not give such a good effect.
Miller Flanger — good for “chopper” bass
Singing A “singing” bass tone (chorus and distortion). Progressive sound
Fretless A fretless bass sound
Chopper Useful for slap-style playing
Heavy For heavy rock, etc. Distortion adds depth to the sound
Peculiar A warm bass sound
RockBass Distorted pick-bass setting with emphasized treble
Vocal settings (VOCAL)
De-Esser Removes sibilance (ess sounds)
Chorist Choir sound using detuning
Emphasis Adds emphasis to vocals to make them stand out
Shout For loud distorted vocals
Moody Moody feeling for quieter smooth vocal lines
Response Echo vocal setting
Proclaim “Echo plus” — a distinctive sound
Quiverin A quavering voice with vibrato
Duet For two (male and female) singers and harmony groups
Lo-Fi Imitates low-fidelity equipment (high and low treated specially)
Megaphon For “megaphone”-type sound
Screamin Screaming sound using flanger
Panning A panned stereo vocal sound
Drum settings (DRUM) These sound good with rhythm machines, etc.
Groove A groove setting with flanger
Stepping Stepping beat — delay with a small amount of feedback
TrnAroun Stereo “bouncing” setting
GetSpace Drum reverb
CsBottom Classic “bass heavy” sound
Trem.Pad Another stereo bounce setting
PerfrmEQ Echo and pan
Lo-Fi Low fidelity for drums
Reverb Reverberation only
Comp. Compressor only
Vibrato A vibrato effect
Filter A creative low-pass filter effect
Multi-effect
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Reverb
Reverb
The reverb effect is available as an alternative to the external SEND/
RETURN loop with an external effect processor (see “Effect processor” on page 18). You cannot use both at the same time.
Turning the reverb on and off
Press and hold the SHIFT key and press the REVERB key to turn the
reverb on (the indicator lights) and off (the indicator is unlit).
Using the reverb
When the reverb is on, the mixer EFFECT SEND controls and the
EFFECT RETURN control affect the amount of signal sent to the inter-
nal reverb from the tracks, and returned from the internal reverb unit
to the stereo mix.
“Reverb” is short for
“reverberation”—
the sound produced by many short
echoes off the walls of rooms, etc.
When the reverb is turned off, the mixer
the
EFFECT RETURN control affect the amount of signal sent to the
SEND jack from the tracks, and returned to the stereo mix via the
RETURN jacks.
EFFECT SEND controls and
Setting the reverb type
Bring up the reverb screen by pressing the REVERB key:
Tu rn t he TYPE control to select one of the different “flavors” of reverb:
Hall, Room, Live or Studio. Each of these settings has a different quality
and character.
Setting the reverb time
With the reverb screen displayed, simply turn the PARAMETER control
to change the time the reverb sound takes to die away, from 0.1 sec-
DP-01FX Appendix
onds to 5.0 seconds in 0.1 second steps.
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4 : DP-01FX/CD Appendix
About CD-R and CD-RW discs
The DP-01FX/CD can use CD-R and CD-RW
media, including CD-R and CD-RW Digital
Audio media.
CDR discs can be recorded once only. Once they
have been used for recording, they cannot be erased
or rerecorded. However, if space is available on the
disc, additional material can be recorded. The pack
aging of CDR discs will include one of the follow
ing logos:
By contrast, a CDRW disc can be used in much the
same way as a CDR disc, but the last track or tracks
recorded can be erased before the disc has been
“finalized”, and the space on the disc can be re
used for other recordings. The packaging of CD
RW discs will include the logo one of the following
logos:
Handling of compact discs
Observe the following:
• Always place the compact discs in the trays with
their label facing upward (compact discs can only
be played on one side).
• To remove a disc from its storage case, press
down on the center of the case, and lift the disc
out, holding it carefully by the edges.
• Finger marks and dust should be carefully wiped
off the disc’s recorded surface with a soft cloth.
Unlike traditional vinyl records, the compact disc
has no grooves to collect dust and microscopic
debris, so gently wiping with a soft cloth should
remove most particles.
• Wipe in a straight motion from the inside to the
outside of the disc. Small dust particles and light
stains will have absolutely no effect on reproduc
tion quality.
However, you should note that an audio CD created
using a CDRW disc may not play back satisfacto
rily on every audio CD player. It will, naturally, be
playable on the DP01FX/CD. This is in no way a
limitation of the DP01FX/CD itself, but of the dif
ference between the different types of media and the
methods used to read them.
CDR discs created on the DP01FX/CD, by con
trast, may be played satisfactorily on the majority of
audio CD players.
• Never use such chemicals as record sprays, anti
static sprays or fluid, benzine or thinner to clean
compact discs. Such chemicals will do irreparable
damage to the disc’s plastic surface.
• Discs should be returned to their cases after use to
avoid serious scratches that could cause the laser
pickup to “skip”.
• Don’t expose discs to direct sunlight or high
humidity and temperature for extended periods.
Long exposure to high temperature can warp the
disc.
• Only use circular compact discs. Avoid using non
circular promotional, etc. discs.
About CD-R and CD-RW discs
• To keep the laser pickups clean, don’t touch them.
For the same reason, don’t leave the disc tray
opened unnecessarily.
Additional notes with regard to CDR and CD
RW discs
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Media Compatibility Table
Media Compatibility Table
12cm CDDA standard format
Made on this CD-R/CD-RW player
12cm CDDA standard format
Commercially available CD
12cm CDDA standard format
Made on a CD player other than this CD-R/CD-RW
player
12cm CDDA standard format
Made on this CD-R/CD-RW player
Non-finalized
12cm CDDA standard format
Made on a CD player other than this CD-R/CD-RW
player
Non-finalized
8cm CDDA standard format
Commercially available CD
Format other than CDDA standard
Commercially available CD (protected CD, DATA CD,
CD extra, etc.)
Playback of Audio CDs
A
A
B
A
N
B
B
Writing of Audio CDs
Data Backup
Data Export
Data Restore
Data Import
Format other than CDDA standard
CD-R/CD-RW
(DATA CD, CD extra, etc.)
12cm "Ultra Speed"
CD-RW media
12cm CD-R/CD-RW
Up to HIGH Speed
8cm CD-R/CD-RW
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Recorded CD-R/CD-RW
(CD-RW can be used by ERASE.)
12cm ISO 9660 Level1
CD-R/CD-RW
Backup on this CD player
12cm ISO 9660 Level1
CD-R/CD-RW
Made on a CD player other than this CD player
12cm ISO 9660 other than Level1
CD-R/CD-RW
8cm ISO 9660 Level1
CD-R/CD-RW
B
N N N
A
B
N
A
A
N
B
12cm ISO 9660 Level1
CD-R/CD-RW
Addition of data other than data for this CD player
A: Compatible; B: Operation not assured; N: Not compatible
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B
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
The DP-01FX/CD is a DP-01FX with a built-in CD-R/RW drive. This
appendix describes CD-R/RW functions.
Opening/Closing CDs
• The CD can be opened or closed with the hard disk and CD stopped.
1 Hold down the SHIFT key and press EXIT.
2 The following screen is displayed, and the CD tray opens.
Audio CD Menu
Playing back audio CDs
1 Place the audio CD into the CD tray and close the tray using the
instructions above.
2 Press the MENU key and select the AUDIO CD menu.
In the menu instructions below, select
menus by pressing ENTER or the
cursor key.
3 Select CD PLAYER from the AUDIO CD menu.
4 The CD PLAYER display is explained below:
Displays the track number currently being played.
The next track can be selected
using the DATA dial or the keys.
Press the PLAY or ENTER button
to begin playing the selected track.
Displays the track number and track length.
The list of tracks on an audio CD
can be viewed by turning the DATA dial
or pressing the keys.
Displays the time elapsed
from the start of the current track.
Level meter of audio (pre-fader)
recorded to the CD.
The stereo output level can be
adjusted by the MASTER fader.
Audio CD Menu
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Audio CD Menu
5 When the CD PLAYER menu is displayed, the CD player can be con-
trolled using the following keys:
- STOP key: Stops the CD player.
- PLAY key: Plays back the selected track.
- F FWD key: Selects the next track.
- REW key: Selects the previous track.
- DATA dial: Selects a track to playback from the track list.
- ENTER key: Plays the selected track.
- STOP+REW key: Stops playback and locates at the start of the CD.
(Press the REW key with the STOP key held down.)
Making an audio CD
On the DP-01FX/CD, a song's master stereo track can be written to
a CD-R or CD-RW (see “Mastering” on page 27), and this master
recording can be burned to CD for audio CD playback.
There are two ways of making a CD:
Disk At Once (simply called "DAO" from here on)
Track At Once (simply called "TAO" from here on)
In the
DAO recording, master stereo tracks recorded on the DP01FX/CD
are written all at once.
DAO finalized the disc when it's finished (see “Finalizing CDs” on
page 75), making the CD compatible with other CD players immediately
after writing by DAO has ended.
With DAO, additional tracks cannot be written to the CD because it creates
a finalized disc.
T AO recording, master stereo tracks recorded on the DP01FX/CD
In the
are written to the CD on a trackbytrack basis.
If you want to write tracks to a CD over several sessions, choose the TAO recording.
Since TAO does not finalize the CD, this CD cannot be played back on a
regular CD player (it can be played on the DP01FX/CD).
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
After all of the desired master stereo tracks have been written by TAO,
finalize the disc (“Finalizing CDs” on page 75).
Additional tracks cannot be written to the CD after finalization has ended.
Writing by Disk At Once
With Disk At Once, the track order can be set when writing two or
more tracks.
A silent gap of any desired length can also be added betwee n tracks.
1 Insert a blank CD-R or an erased CD-RW into the CD tray.
2 Press the MENU key to display the AUDIO CD menu.
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3 Select MASTER WRITE from the AUDIO CD menu.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
4 A list of songs that have master tracks is displayed. Move the arrow
using the
the
A tick mark "✔" is displayed to the left of songs to indicate that the
song is selected.
and keys to select songs to write to the CD, and press
INSERT key to add them to the list.
5 When you have decided on the songs to write, press the ENTER key.
In this screen, you can set the order in which the master stereo tracks
are to be written to the CD.
Select the song whose order is to be changed using the
keys, and press the ENTER key.
The arrow to the side of the song name changes to an up/down arrow.
You can now change the order of the song using the
When you have changed the song order, press
EXIT key.
The up/down arrow display returns to the right arrow display.
(When there are two or more songs whose order is to be changed,
repeat this operation.)
and
DATA dial.
SHIFT
key and press the
key.
To cancel selection
of a song, hold the
INSERT
6 In the SONG ORDER screen, press the cursor key. The screen for
setting the gap between songs is displayed.
Move the arrow using the
of the gap to be made after each song by the
and keys to select, and set the length
DATA dial.
You can set any gap within the range 0.0 to 9.9 seconds in 0.1 second
increments.
To end setting of the gap and write to the CD, press the
ENTER key.
7 The following write confirmation screen is displayed.
Press the
ENTER key again to begin the burning process.
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T
o return to the
SONG ORDER
screen, press the
cursor key.
Audio CD Menu
Audio CD Menu
8 After writing to the CD ends, the unit allows you to make another
copy of the same disc.
To write to another CD, press the
To cancel writing to another CD, press
ENTER key.
EXIT key.
Writing by Track at Once
With Track at Once, a silent gap of two seconds is automatically
added at the end of each track.
1 Press the MENU key to display the AUDIO CD menu.
2 Select MASTER WRITE from the AUDIO CD menu.
3 A list of songs including the master track is displayed. Move the arrow
using the
the
and keys to select a song to write to the CD, and press
ENTER key.
4 A menu screen for confirming whether or not to finalize after writing
ends is displayed. To finalize, select ON by the DATA dial and press
the
ENTER key again. To cancel finalization, select OFF by the DATA
dial and press the
ENTER key again.
5 The following write confirmation screen is displayed.
Press the
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
ENTER key to write the CD.
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DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Finalizing CDs
If you are finished recording to a CD in TAO, you need to finalize the
CD so that it can be played on a regular CD player.
1 Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu.
2 Select FINALIZE from the AUDIO CD menu.
3 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation message is dis-
played.
Press the
ENTER key to finalize the CD.
Erasing Audio CDs
To erase a CD-RW disc so that you can reuse it:
1 Press the MENU key and choose the AUDIO CD menu.
2 Select CD-RW ERASE from the AUDIO CD menu.
3 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation message is dis-
played.
Press the
ENTER key to erase the CD-RW.
Only CD-RWs can
be erased. A CD-R
cannot be erased.
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Audio CD Menu
Data CD Menu
Data CD Menu
Importing and exporting tracks
Between a CD and the DP-01's song tracks, you can import and
export individual tracks to and from. The files used for track import
and export are 16-bit 44.1kHz mono WAV format (and must have the
.WAV extension).
Audio in other formats intended for import must be converted before
the import operation.
Importing from a CD
You can read WAV-format files recorded on data CDs and import
these files to tracks of the currently-loaded song.
1 Insert a CD containing WAV format files into the CD tray and close
the tray.
2 Press the MENU key to display the DATA CD menu.
3 Select CD IMPORT from the DATA CD menu.
4 The names of any WAV format files on the CD are displayed.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
5 Select a WAV file to import using the DATA dial and press the ENTER
key.
6 Select the import destination track of the WAV file using the DATA dial
and press the
ENTER key.
Only 16-bit, 44.1
kHz monaural WAV
format files can be handled in
import and export operations. (The
filenames that are not in this format
are not displayed.)
After the file is imported from the CD, the display returns to the
Menu screen.
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DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Exporting to CDs
You can convert a track to WAV format files and write them to CDs
for editing in a computer. To do this:
1 Insert a CD-R that has not been written or an erased CD-RW into the
CD tray and close the tray.
2 Press the MENU key and select the DATA CD menu.
3 Select CD EXPORT from the DATA CD menu.
4 A file list of the tracks you have recorded to in the current song is dis-
played. Select the tracks to export by turning the
the
and keys, and press the INSERT key.
A tick mark "✔" is displayed to the left of the track to indicate that
track is selected.
To deselect a track, select the track using the
DATA dial or pressing
DATA dial or the and
keys, and press the INSERT (DELETE) key while holding the SHIFT
key.
To edit a track name:
Press and hold down the
The following screen is displayed, and you can rename of the track at
the cursor position.
Rename the track and press
(“Titling” on page 15)
5
When you have selected the song tracks to export, press the
6 The available space on the DATA CD and the total file size of the
tracks to export are displayed.
SHIFT key and press the MENU (TITLE) key.
YES/ENTER key to set the new name.
ENTER
key.
Data CD Menu
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Data CD Menu
7 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.
Press the
ENTER key to begin exporting to CD.
8 After exporting ends, the display prompts to ask if you want another
copy:
To export to another CD, press the
To cancel exporting to another CD, press
ENTER key.
EXIT key.
Backing up and restoring songs
When you back up a song, you're backing up the audio tracks, as
well as any editing, etc. Reverse the process (a CD to FAT partition
to DP-01 disk) when you want to restore a song.
Backing up songs to a CD
Back up your songs to a data CD so that you can restore them later.
1 Insert a CD-R that has not been written or an erased CD-RW into the
CD drive.
2 Press the MENU key and choose the DATA CD menu.
3 Select CD BACKUP from the DATA CD menu.
4 The song list is displayed.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
5 Select the songs to back up using the DATA dial and the ENTER key.
6 The screen displays the name of the file to write to the data CD.
7 Name the songs using up to eight letters by the and cursor keys
DATA dial. (“Titling” on page 15)
or the
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8 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Press the
CDs required for the backup is displayed.
When you have prepared the required number of CDs, press the
ENTER key to begin backing up.
ENTER key again. The songs are saved, and the number of
9 After backup to the first CD ends, a message prompting you to insert
the second CD is displayed. Insert a blank CD.
If you insert a written CD-RW instead of a blank CD:
The following message is displayed.
If you press the
continues.
If you do not want to erase the CD-RW, press
SHIFT key while pressing EXIT, the DP-01FX/CD will eject your CD-
RW so that you can insert a blank CD.
ENTER key, the CD-RW will be erased and the backup
EXIT. If you hold the
Restoring songs from a CD
Restore (reading) songs backed up to data CDs.
1 Insert the CD recorded with the backup file into the CD drive.
2 Press the MENU key to and choose the DATA CD menu.
3 Select CD RESTORE from the DATA CD menu.
4 The names of the backup songs on the CD are displayed.
Data CD Menu
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Data CD Menu
5 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.
Press the
ENTER key again. The song will be restored from CD.
6 If the song is backed up to two or more CDs, a message prompting
you to insert the second backup CD will be displayed. After the restore
from the first CD ends, insert the second CD.
Erasing data CDs
To erase a CD-RW so that it can be reused:
1 Press the MENU key to display the DATA CD menu.
2 Select CD-RW ERASE from the DATA CD menu.
3 Press the ENTER key. The following confirmation screen is displayed.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Press the
ENTER key again. The CD-RW will be erased.
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DP-01FX/CD Appendix
CD-related Error Messages
If you experience a problem while reading or writing a CD, you may
see one of the following error messages:
When a popup message is displayed, press
EXIT key to clear the display,
check the state of the media, and retry the operation.
Backup Error
Press EXIT
CD Read Error
Press EXIT
CD Write Error
Press EXIT
Erase Error Press
EXIT
Export Error Press
EXIT
Finalize Error
Press EXIT
Import Error Press
EXIT
Media Error Press
EXIT
Restore Error
Press EXIT
Writing Failed
Press EXIT
An error occurred in the BACKUP execution process.
A CD read error occurred in the FINALIZE, BACKUP, RESTORE, IMPORT, EXPORT,
and ERASE execution processes.
An error occurred in the FINALIZE, BACKUP, RESTORE, and ERASE execution pro
cesses.
An error occurred in the ERASE execution process.
An error occurred in the EXPORT execution process.
An error occurred in the FINALIZE execution process.
An error occurred in the IMPORT execution process.
An error occurred in the CD media in the CD player menu.
An error occurred in the RESTORE execution process.
An error occurred in the CD write process in the MASTER WRITE or CD EXPORT
menu.
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Data CD Menu
Messages
Messages
The following shows a list of the popup messages. On the DP-01FX/
CD, popup messages are displayed according to the situation. Refer
to this list to learn the details of each of the messages and how to
remedy the trouble.
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Blank CD Insert
CD-RW
Blank CD Insert
Opened CD
CD ERASE Insert
CD-RW
CD Export Insert
Blank CD
CD IMPORT Insert
Import CD
CD RESTORE
InsertBackupCD
Empty Export
Tra ck
FINALIZE Insert
Opened CD
"A blank CD has been inserted. Insert a CDRW that is not blank"
An erased CDRW or unwritten CDR has been inserted in the CDRW ERASE menu.
There is no need to erase the inserted CD.
"A blank CD has been inserted. Insert a nonfinalized CD."
An erased CDRW or unwritten CDR has been inserted in the FINALIZE menu.
Insert the CD to be finalized.
"The CDRW will be erased. Insert the CDRW."
The CD tray was opened in the CDRW ERASE menu.
Insert the CDRW to erase and close the CD tray.
"Insert a blank CD."
The CD tray was opened in the CD EXPORT menu.
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.
"Insert a CD written with import data."
The CD tray was opened in the CD IMPORT menu.
Insert a CD written with import data and close the CD tray.
"Will restore from CD. Insert a CD."
The CD tray was opened in the CD RESTORE menu.
Insert a CD written with backup data and close the CD tray.
"There are no exportable tracks"
No audio data is recorded to tracks 1 to 8 in the CD EXPORT menu.
"Insert the CD to be finalized."
The CD tray was opened in the finalize menu.
Insert the CD to be finalized and close the CD tray.
Finalized CD Insert
CD-RW
"A finalized CD has been inserted. Insert a CDRW that is not blank."
A finalized CDR has been inserted in the CDRW ERASE menu.
Only CDRW disks can be erased.
FinalizedCD Insert
Opened CD
"A finalized CD has been inserted. Insert a nonfinalized CD."
A finalized CD has been inserted in the finalize menu.
This CD does not need to be finalized.
Import File Not
Found
"The import file cannot be found. Insert the import CD."
There is no import file in the inserted CD in the CD IMPORT menu.
Insert a CD written with import data.
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DP-01FX/CD Appendix
Import File Too
Big
Invalid CD Insert
Backup CD
Invalid CD Insert
Blank CD
Invalid CD Insert
CD-RW
Invalid CD Insert
Import CD
Invalid CD Insert
Opened CD
Low Capacity
Insert Blank CD
MASTER WRITE
Insert Blank CD
"The import file is too big."
The size of the file to import equals or exceeds the free space on hard disk when executing
an import in the CD IMPORT menu.
Create more free space on hard disk by DEL/UNUSED, for example, to ensure sufficient
free space for reading the import file.
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert the backup CD."
A CD not written with backup data has been inserted in the CD RESTORE menu.
Insert a CD written with backup data.
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a blank CD."
A CD other than a blank CD has been inserted when writing to CD by the MASTER
WRITE, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT menu. (This is also displayed when a finalized
CD has been inserted when writing by Track at Once.)
Insert a blank CD.
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a CDRW."
A CDR or other CD that cannot be erased has been inserted in the CDRW ERASE
menu.
Insert a CDRW to be erased.
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert the import CD."
An audio CD, blank CD or other invalid CD has been inserted in the CD IMPORT menu.
Insert a CD written with import data.
"An invalid CD has been inserted. Insert a nonfinalized CD."
A CD that cannot be finalized has been inserted in the finalize menu.
Insert a CD to be finalized.
"A CD with low capacity has been inserted. Insert a blank CD with adequate capacity."
The capacity of the CD was less than the data to be written when an attempt was made to
make two or more CDs having the same content after ending MASTER WRITE (Disc at
Once) to CD, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT. (This message is displayed, for example,
when writing is executed with the CD capacity at 700 MB and the data capacity at 700
MB at the initial write, and a 650 MB CD is inserted after "Another CD?" is displayed
after writing ends.)
Insert a blank CD having adequate capacity.
"Insert a blank CD."
The CD tray was opened after preparation for writing to CD was completed in the MAS
TER WRITE menu.
No Disk Insert
Backup CD
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert the backup CD."
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CD RESTORE menu.
Insert a CD written with backup data.
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Messages
Messages
DP-01FX/CD Appendix
No Disk Insert
Blank CD
No Disk Insert CDRW
No Disk Insert
Import CD
No Disk Insert
Opened CD
No Room On CD
Press Exit
No Room On HD
Press EXIT
Not Blank Insert
Blank CD
Track Full
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a blank CD."
• There is no CD in the CD tray when writing to a CD in the MASTER WRITE or CD
EXPORT menus.
• The CD tray was opened after preparation for backup was completed in the CD BACKUP
menu.
Insert a blank CD and close the CD tray.
Insert a blank CD.
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a CDRW that is not blank."
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CDRW ERASE menu.
Insert a CDRW to be erased.
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert the CD to import from."
There is no CD in the CD tray in the CD IMPORT menu.
Insert a CD written with the import data.
"A CD has not been inserted. Insert a nonfinalized CD."
There is no CD in the CD tray in the finalize menu.
"An attempt has been made to write data exceeding the capacity of the CD. Exit the
menu."
The total capacity of the specified master track exceeded the capacity of the inserted CD
when writing to CD is started in the MASTER WRITE menu. Press EXIT to exit the
menu, and specify the track to write to again.
"Not enough room on hard disk. Exit the menu."
There is no free space to make the CD image file on hard disk when writing to CD is
started in the MASTER WRITE, CD BACKUP or CD EXPORT menus.
Create more free space on hard disk by DEL/UNUSED, for example, to ensure sufficient
free space to make the CD image file on the hard disk.
"A nonfinalized CD has been inserted. Insert a blank CD."
A CD written in the Track at Once is inserted when writing by Disc at Once in the MAS
TER WRITE menu.
Either insert a blank CD or write by Track at Once.
"No free tracks"
There are no more tracks to import (that is, all tracks are used) when you execute an
import in the CD IMPORT menu.
Either import after you have made empty tracks by CLEAN OUT, or import after making
a new song.
Wrong Order
InsertBackup CD
"The CD order is wrong. Insert the backup CD."
You have inserted the backup CD in the wrong order while you are restoring from two or
more CDs in the CD RESTORE menu.
Insert the correct backup CD.
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5 : Commonly-used functions
How do I..?
This section gives you a brief guide to some operations on the DP01 which
may not be immediately obvious from looking at the panel controls.
Key names are written like this: LOCATE. SHIFT + LOCATE means
“press and hold the
Menu items are written like this: MENU DISK FORMAT, meaning
“press the
You may find the same action listed more than once in this alphabetical list.
That’s because different people use different words for the same things, so
you may find both “Delete” and “Erase”, for example.
The list of popup messages and their meaning (“Messages” on page 57)
may also be useful to you.
How to Keys, etc. to press Description
MENU key, select the DISK menu, and then the FORMAT action.
SHIFT key and press LOCATE.
Assign inputs to tracks
Back up a song to a PC
Bounce tracks
Change the display between minutes/
seconds and bar/beat
Change the EQ frequencies
Choose another disk partition as the
active partition
Choose the meter shape
Connect the DP-01 to a PC
Copy a song
Copy and insert parts of a track
Copy and paste parts of a track
Create a new song
Cut and close up part of a track
Delete a song
Delete unused song data
Display the current partition
Edit the IN and OUT and TO points
Edit the location marks
Erase a song
Erase the whole of a track
Export a stereo mix to PC
Export a track’s contents to PC
Find out how much time is left for record-
ing
Format one partition
Format the disk
ASSIGN + REC See “Assigning inputs” on page 23.
MENU BACKUP SONG BACKUP See “Backing up and restoring songs” on
page 45.
BOUNCE See “Bouncing” on page 34.
Wheel from “home screen” See “Working in bars & beats” on
page 36.
MENU PREFERENCE EQ FREQ See “EQ settings” on page 31.
MENU DISK PARTITION See “Selecting the active partition” on
page 40.
MENU PREFERENCE Meter See “Using the meters” on page 30.
MENU DISK USB OPN/CLS See “Using the USB connection” on
page 44.
MENU SONG COPY See “Copying songs” on page 42.
TRACK EDIT COPY INSERT See “COPY -> INSERT” on page 51.
TRACK EDIT COPY PASTE See “COPY -> PASTE” on page 51.
MENU SONG CREATE See “Creating a new song” on page 20.
TRACK EDIT CUT See “CUT” on page 53.
MENU SONG ERASE See “Erasing a song” on page 21.
MENU SONG DEL/UNUSED See “Deleting unused data” on page 42.
From the home screen, press and hold
EXIT
POINT EDIT (SHIFT + TRACK EDIT) See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.
Press and hold LOCATE See “Location marks” on page 28.
MENU SONG ERASE See “Erasing a song” on page 21.
TRACK EDIT CLEAN OUT See “CLEAN OUT” on page 54.
MENU WAVE EXPORT MSTR. See “Exporting the mastered stereo
MENU WAVE EXPORT TRACK See “Exporting tracks” on page 47.
From the home screen, press and hold
EXIT
MENU DISK REFORM See “Formatting a partition (Reform)” on
MENU DISK FORMAT See “Formatting a disk” on page 40.
“Song information” on page 22
tracks” on page 49.
“Song information” on page 22
page 41.
How do I..?
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How do I..?
How to Keys, etc. to press Description
Commonly-used functions
Format the FAT partition
Hands-free recording
Import a WAV file to a track
Insert silence at a point in a track
Jump to a location mark
Jump to the IN and OUT and TO points
Load a song
Make an exact copy of (clone) a track
Metronome settings
Mix to a stereo master track
Move parts of a track and insert them in
another location
Move parts of a track to another location
Multi-effect setting
a
Name a song
Ping-pong to other tracks
Protect a song
Read a WAV file into a track
Redo one operation
Redo several operations
Remove a section of a track and replace
it with silence
Restore a song from a PC
Reverb setting
a
Revert to a previously saved version of a
song
Route inputs to tracks
Save a song
Save a stereo mix to PC
Save a track’s contents to PC
Select the active disk partition
Set a location mark
Set pre-roll and post-roll times
Set the IN and OUT and TO points
Set the noise reduction
a
Set the time signature and tempo for
MIDI clock
MENU DISK FAT REFORM See “Formatting the FAT partition” on
page 41.
AUTO PUNCH, RHSL, etc. See “Punching” on page 32.
MENU WAVE IMPORT TRACK See “Importing a track” on page 47.
TRACK EDIT OPEN See “OPEN” on page 53.
Press LOCATE + FF or REW or press
and hold LOCATE for the location mark
list
Press IN or OUT or TO See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.
MENU SONG LOAD See “Loading a saved song” on page 21.
TRACK EDIT CLONE TRACK See “CLONE TRACK” on page 54.
MENU MIDI METRONOME See “Metronome” on page 37.
MASTER See “Mixdown and mastering” on
TRACK EDIT MOVE INSERT See “MOVE -> INSERT” on page 52.
TRACK EDIT MOVE PASTE See “MOVE -> PASTE” on page 52.
MULTI, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Multi-effect” on page 64.
Press SHIFT + MENU See “Titling” on page 15.
BOUNCE See “Bouncing” on page 34.
MENU SONG PROTECT See “Protecting a song” on page 43.
MENU WAVE IMPORT TRACK See “Importing a track” on page 47.
Press SHIFT + UNDO briefly See “Undoing operations” on page 54.
Press and hold UNDO See “Undoing operations” on page 54.
TRACK EDIT SILENCE See “SILENCE” on page 53.
MENU BACKUP SONG RESTORE See “Backing up and restoring songs” on
REVERB, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Reverb” on page 68.
MENU SONG REVERT See “Reverting to last version” on
ASSIGN and REC See “Assigning inputs” on page 23.
MENU SONG SAVE See “Storing songs” on page 20.
MENU WAVE EXPORT MSTR. See “Exporting the mastered stereo
MENU WAVE EXPORT TRACK See “Exporting tracks” on page 47.
MENU DISK PARTITION See “Selecting the active partition” on
Press SHIFT + LOCATE, or INSERT See “Location marks” on page 28.
MENU PREFERENCE Pre/Post See “Pre-roll and post-roll times” on
Press SHIFT + IN or OUT or TO See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.
MENU PREFERENCE NSP See “Noise reduction” on page 63.
MENU MIDI TEMPO/T.SIG See “Tempo setting” on page 36.
See “Location marks” on page 28.
page 26.
page 45.
page 21.
tracks” on page 49.
page 40.
page 33.
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Commonly-used functions
How to Keys, etc. to press Description
Show the song name
Synchronize another device using MIDI
Timecode or MIDI clock
Trim th e IN and OUT and TO points
Tune a guitar or bass
a
Un-protect a song
Undo one operation
Undo several operations at once
Use the MIDI metronome
Use the multi-effect
Use the reverb
a
a
Use the USB connection
a.DP01FX and DP01FX/CD.
From the home screen, press and hold
EXIT
MENU MIDI GENERATOR See “Working with MIDI” on page 38.
POINT EDIT (SHIFT + TRACK EDIT) See “IN and OUT marks” on page 29.
MULTI + REVERB “Tuning a guitar” on page 62
MENU SONG PROTECT See “Protecting a song” on page 43.
Press UNDO briefly. See “Undoing operations” on page 54.
Press and hold UNDO. See “Undoing operations” on page 54.
MENU MIDI METRONOME See “Metronome” on page 37.
MULTI, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Multi-effect” on page 64.
REVERB, TYPE and PARAMETER See “Reverb” on page 68.
MENU DISK USB OPN/CLS See “Using the USB connection” on
“Song information” on page 22
page 44.
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